Canada demands U.S. end ‘right to work’ laws as part of NAFTA talks - The Globe and Mail
"Canadian negotiators are demanding the United States roll back so-called "right to work" laws – accused of gutting unions in some U.S. states by starving them of money – as part of the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement.
The request is part of a push by Ottawa to get the U.S. and Mexico to adopt higher labour standards under the deal.
...One group of negotiators spent all day Sunday working on the labour file, according to a schedule of the talks obtained by The Globe and Mail.
One source familiar with the discussions said Canada wants the United States to pass a federal law stopping state governments from enacting right-to-work legislation..."
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