1,350 union workers are losing their jobs at an Illinois plant, an early signal about the staying power of green manufacturing jobs in the United States.
USMCA
Posted inTAP
A Big Win for Mexican Workers—and a Model for the U.S.
Today on TAP: Using USMCA in support of labor rights
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden’s 180-Degree Shift on Trade Policy
Thanks to the Rapid Response mechanism in the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, trade is now being used as leverage to protect workers’ rights.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Man Bites Dog: Government Helps American Workers in Trade Dispute
For the first time ever, the U.S. trade representative has initiated a trade complaint against a foreign factory (which makes GM cars and pickups).
Posted inEconomic Policy
Stopping the Race to the Bottom in Trade Policy
Agribusiness giant Bayer/Monsanto claims that Mexico’s proposed restrictions on the active ingredient in its Roundup herbicide violate the country’s trade agreement with the U.S. Will the Biden administration agree?
Posted inCabinet Watch
Will Big Tech Take Over Trade Policy?
Katherine Tai is the leading candidate to head USTR. Will she be undermined by the appointment of industry lobbyists to key jobs just below her?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Where Does Joe Biden Really Stand on Trade?
His ambitious commitments to revive domestic industry are only as good as his policies on globalization.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Right Way to Revoke Big Tech’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
It’s time to pare back liability waivers for dominant tech platforms.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Deeply Entrenched Corruption Will Hinder USMCA
The case of an imprisoned and then exiled labor attorney in Mexico speaks to the continued oppression of workers by multinational corporations.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Labor Repression in Mexico and Dangers in the COVID Workplace
Also, the testing problem. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for July 10, 2020.