Here’s What’s Changing With the U.S.’s New Trade Deal With Canada and Mexico
Republican politicians are hailing the new agreement as a trade milestone. Some labor groups would disagree.
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Why National Borders Are Bad for Workers
As long as national borders are strictly enforced, workers at the bottom of the labor ladder will be pitted against one another.
Mexico and Canada Throw Barbs at U.S. NAFTA Proposals
The United States has proposed several changes to the trade agreement, most of which appear to be aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit.
Steel Days: On a Modest Resurgence in Bethlehem
In retrospect, it's clear how globalization and free trade disrupted the U.S. steel industry. It could be happening again. Survival for steel towns might be a matter of lower expectations and good luck.
Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership Make Workers’ Lives Better?
Or will its historic labor protections be ignored and unenforced?