Economics

Key U.S. Labor Leader Says Nafta Replacement Must Include Canada

  • Union leader say talks headed in right direction on trade
  • Trumka appears on Bloomberg TV as negotiations continue
Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, reacts to Trump’s proposed trade accord with Mexico.Source: Bloomberg)
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The trade deal that President Donald Trump announced this week with Mexico is “headed in the right direction,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Thursday afternoon. But he said that the deal must include Canada.

“It should be a three-country deal,” Trumka said during an interview on Bloomberg TV. “Canada, the U.S. and Mexico should be together.”