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Aggravating_Public46 t1_j040oas wrote

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You mean Bill Clinton AND the Newt Gingrich led, Republican House that had been pushing for NAFTA for years prior. Give credit where credit is due.

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Fuzzy_South_4260 t1_j06dpke wrote

Pieces of shit that they are, sold us down the river, with the help of the union leaders

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Aggravating_Public46 t1_j08p97a wrote

Not sure where you got your info, but union leaders never supported NAFTA. Strictly supported by the greedy Clinton and the greedy Republicans. USW even sued to stop NAFTA.

https://www.npr.org/2013/12/17/251945882/what-has-nafta-meant-for-workers-that-debates-still-raging

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Fuzzy_South_4260 t1_j0gpmza wrote

I lived through it. It was a mad dash for cash, every greedy bastard jumped on board. I recollect the unions setting up shop in Mexico right in step with the auto industry. So publicly, they didn't like it but were chasing the $$$$$.

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Aggravating_Public46 t1_j0il4iq wrote

"Setting up shop?" - this makes no sense. What benefit did the unions have in supporting NAFTA knowing that the auto factories were going away to Mexico and utilizing non-union labor? There would be NO benefit. If you could provide some evidence that union leaders supported NAFTA maybe that would clear things up. Otherwise, I have to think you got the facts mixed up.

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