Renegotiating NAFTA to Benefit America and its Workers

Published: May 26, 2017, 6:59 p.m.

b'Leslie is joined by Fred Redmond, International Vice President (Human Affairs) for the USW.

They discuss renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in a way that would benefit America and our workers, especially those who work in manufacturing.

Fred explains why NAFTA has been a disaster for U.S. manufacturing and U.S. workers. He argues that any renegotiation of NAFTA must put the interests of workers ahead of the interests of corporations and Wall Street.

Leslie and Fred discuss what the solutions are to the problems caused by NAFTA, as well as how we can use the current unpopularity of NAFTA to change it for the better.

The website for the USW is www.usw.org and their Twitter handle is @steelworkers. The Twitter handle for USW President Leo Gerard is @USWblogger.'