AFL-CIO to File Complaints Against Mexico Under New Trade Pact

Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, speaks during a press conference in the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 5, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The largest federation of unions in the United States, the AFL-CIO, will file two complaints under the new U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement this month to enforce labor rights in Mexico, which may result in additional tariffs or other import restrictions on Mexican factories.

“We have tremendous concerns with Mexico’s ability to enforce federal laws,” Richard Trumka, president of AFL-CIO, told reporters on Sept. 3 at a virtual roundtable hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.