NAFTA’s Dark Holidays

Abstract: 

General Motor’s surprise announcement the Monday after Thanksgiving that it would eliminate 14,000 jobs and shutter 5 plants sent traumatic shock waves across the industrial Midwest and into Canada, putting a dark cloud over the holiday season. While these changes will affect autoworkers today, they will undoubtedly be felt by all working Americans in the months and years to come.

Author: 
Representative Sander Levin (D-MICH.)
Publication date: 
December 12, 2018
Publication type: 
Blog Entry