WASHINGTON – the AFL-CIO and United Steelworkers said Thursday oppose a proposed U.S.-South Korea Trade Pact despite new provisions negotiated by Obama management to protect U.S. auto workers.
The AFL-CIO - nationwide largest work Federation and a pillar of the Democratic party political basis - and the United Steelworkers both issued statements against the business, after a week of study of the agreement. You were joined by a number of coalitions, traditionally oppose trade pacts.
President Barack Obama is committed to double U.S. exports by 2015, and said he wants to conclude next year trade agreements with Korea, Colombia Panama. Obama management attempts labor's support for the revised Korea Pact to win, and the business agreement negotiated with the United Auto Workers Union. The UAW endorsed the business together with the United Food and commercial workers, whose Mitglieder could benefit from advanced meat exports.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka praised in a statement, Obama management to negotiate changes to the original proposed 2007 Korea U.S. Pact, which "give some much-needed space to breathe for the automotive industry." But Mr Trumka said his objections to the business about car questions went.
"We have seen, US multinational companies that use investment and other corporate security protection mechanisms in the last trade deals to offshore, production and at the same time access to the US consumer market to move, and undermine the jobs, wages and bargaining power of American workers," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a statement.
"As long as these agreements short protection of broad interests of American workers and their colleagues around the world fall in these uncertain economic times, we will oppose you."
The deal reached last week provides for more favourable conditions for U.S. automakers through conservation of import duties for Korean car for longer than the original agreement which was completed in 2007.
The Executive Committee of Union of United Steelworkers has a statement Friday against the Korea deal.
"The United Steelworkers Union has carefully examined the conditions"
the agreement, the underlying trade relationship between our two countries and the competitive positions of our economies. After a thorough examination, USW Board views covered agreement far behind what is necessary to ensure that U.S. workers and businesses have a fair deal, "reads the Steelworkers statement."
Mr Obama first announced the Korea agreement in June to review. During six months talks with Seoul has management organised work show that it intends, enforcing trade-related measures, to be hard even has new as you trade.
A complaint of union of Steelworkers complaint that China subsidized unfair Chinese producers of "green" energy technology, including wind and solar energy equipment makers examines the United States. The Union has infringed rules the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the guidelines.
A WTO decision of Washington could lead benefit sanctions on Chinese imports. Management has touted surrounded by 9.8% unemployment to boost U.S. manufacturing repeatedly green energy technology as a way.
As well, has the administration of the Teamsters Union in the absence of a festering trade dispute with Mexico be put on hold. An effective U.S. ban on Mexican trucks has imposed the US operation across the border, a violation of the North America of free trade agreement which is subject to U.S. industry millions of dollars in customs duties. To say the Teamsters and Union-friendly Democrats that foreign lorries are dangerous.
Mr Obama praised the Korea deal in comments Thursday to members of his export Advisory Board.
"The thing we've met contains strong measures for labour rights and environmental standards - and as a result, I think it is a model for future trade agreements, I will follow," he said.
Mr Obama has pointed out that the agreement was supported by both parties in Congress, the United Auto workers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "I see look forward to working with Congress and leaders in both parties to approve us," he said.
White House officials pressed back to hard work opponents. "From the beginning of the process, all interested parties, including the organised work, a seat at the table had have", said White House spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki.
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