UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
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The labor union representing workers in auto, aircraft and agricultural implement manufacturing and other industries in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
    • TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      19 days ago

      The UAW has been advocating for smart and strategic use of tarrifs to strengthen the US auto industry since NAFTA first became a thing in 1994. Their priority has always been the wellbeing of auto workers, and their stance on tarrifs has been consistent for 30+ years.

      NAFTA and other so called free trade agreements have been a tool of the capitalist class to export manufacturing jobs to the global south. The UAW does not support Trump’s tarrif plans because they do not support blind tarrifs without a plan in place to ensure the costs of those tarrifs aren’t passed down to consumers and workers. Their stance has always been that the companies make plenty of money to absorb the cost of tarrifs or otherwise return manufacturing to the US, which is their ultimate goal.