Trade Wars, Manufacturing & International Solidarity: Responses from Canadian and Mexican Unionists

The trade war unleashed by US president Trump has had devastating consequences for workers in Canada and around the world. Union leaders and researchers from the United Steelworkers, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the Miners’ Union (Los Mineros) and the Authentic Labour Front (Frente Auténtico del Trabajo) of Mexico, will discuss the effects of Trump’s tariffs on Canadian manufacturing and the broader economy, ways to build a more resilient economy that prioritizes workers and their communities, and the role of international solidarity.

Speakers:

Eladio de la Cruz, Authentic Labour Front of Mexico, National Coordinator

Guio Jacinto, United Steelworkers, Researcher on Trade and Industrial Policy

Marco Chavez, Miners’ Union, Local 271 at ArcelorMittal Mexico

Miguel Angel Villalobos, Miners’ Union, Local 271 at ArcelorMittal Mexico

Stuart Trew, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Director of the Trade Investment Research Project

Moderator: Paul Bocking, United Steelworkers Humanity Fund

Co-Sponsored by: Steelworkers Humanity Fund, United Steelworkers, Global Labour Research Centre, Work and Labour Studies