Economics

Nafta Rewrite Runs Into Trouble as Mexican Reform Comes Up Short

  • U.S. labor unions push for tougher standards for USMCA passage
  • House Democrats say vote could come soon once labor endorses

Workers pour concrete from a Cemex truck at a construction site in Mexico City.

Photographer: Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg
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It was a historic moment for Mexico: the first time workers were given the right to vote on a labor contract negotiated by their union under a new law.