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Autoworkers union cheers Trump's 'aggressive' tariff actions [View all]
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said it supported President Trump’s Tuesday tariffs, offering a full backing for the “aggressive” action seeking to alter past trade agreements with neighboring countries.
“Tariffs are a powerful tool in the toolbox for undoing the injustice of anti-worker trade deals,” the union wrote in a Tuesday statement.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration imposed 25 percent tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and a new 10 percent tariff on imports from China.
“We are glad to see an American president take aggressive action on ending the free trade disaster that has dropped like a bomb on the working class,” the union wrote.
In its response to the president’s move, the UAW accused corporations of “killing good blue-collar jobs” by prioritizing foreign manufacturing over production within the United States.
“We want to see corporate America, from the auto industry and beyond, recommit to the working class that makes the products and generates the profits that keep this country running,” the union wrote in their statement.
“Tariffs are a powerful tool in the toolbox for undoing the injustice of anti-worker trade deals,” the union wrote in a Tuesday statement.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration imposed 25 percent tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and a new 10 percent tariff on imports from China.
“We are glad to see an American president take aggressive action on ending the free trade disaster that has dropped like a bomb on the working class,” the union wrote.
In its response to the president’s move, the UAW accused corporations of “killing good blue-collar jobs” by prioritizing foreign manufacturing over production within the United States.
“We want to see corporate America, from the auto industry and beyond, recommit to the working class that makes the products and generates the profits that keep this country running,” the union wrote in their statement.
https://thehill.com/business/5175952-uaw-trump-tariffs-china-mexico-canada/
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