AFL-CIO opposes South Korea free trade agreement

[Robbien]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON —

The nation's largest labor federation is opposing the free trade deal between the Obama administration and South Korea.

The decision announced by AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka Thursday marks a break with the United Auto Workers union, which supports the pact. It could complicate efforts to get the agreement approved by organized labor's Democratic supporters in Congress.

Trumka says the deal reached last week does not do enough to address concerns about the outsourcing of American jobs or address the potential problem of currency manipulation.

The Obama administration hopes the deal will create tens of thousands of new jobs and boost U.S. exports. The agreement would be the largest U.S. trade deal since the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.

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Funny that the UAW supports outsourcing jobs to Korea when it is their jobs which will be the first to go.

[FreakinDJ]

1. No Shit Sherlock

25,000 cars per US automaker compared to the 500,000 they ship annually

Shit - wish I could get paid to negotiate such lop-sided crappy deals

[earthside]

2. Now the AFL-CIO, Too!

What a bunch of sanctimonious, purists at the AFL-CIO.

This was the best trade 'deal' Pres. Obama could get.

Organized labor should rollover, play dead and support the 'deal'.







:sarcasm:

[Robbien]

3. Yeah, Damned pinko leftists

The rich make out like bandits in this trade agreement. That should be reason enough to make unions happy.