Not Good Enough: A Conversation on NAFTA with AFL-CIO Trade Policy Specialist Celeste Drake

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Not Good Enough: A Conversation on NAFTA with AFL-CIO Trade Policy Specialist Celeste Drake

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May 1, 2019

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Julie and Tim talk to AFL-CIO Trade Policy Specialist Celeste Drake about flaws in the proposed new NAFTA and outline the labor movement's high standards for current and future trade agreements.

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May 1, 2019

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Not Good Enough: A Conversation on NAFTA with AFL-CIO Trade Policy Specialist Celeste Drake

Not Good Enough: A Conversation on NAFTA with AFL-CIO Trade Policy Specialist Celeste Drake

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Titles in the series (44)

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