UAW prez slams Gore on China PNTR

Michael Hoover hoov at freenet.tlh.fl.us
Wed May 24 06:58:38 PDT 2000


Andrew English posted:
> See particularly the final paragraph!!!
> Released today:
> Statement by UAW President Stephen P. Yokich:
> President Clinton and Vice President Gore hail the U.S.-China agreement on
> WTO accession, "a hundred percent win" for America that will increase U.S.
> exports to China and create jobs for American workers. Nice words, but
> they made the very same claims for NAFTA. They were wrong then, and they are
> wrong now. On this issue of critical importance to working people -- one that
> could cost hundreds of thousands of American workers their jobs
> It's time to forget about party labels and instead focus on supporting
> candidates, such as Ralph Nader, who will take a stand based on
> what is right, not what big money dictates. Supporting those who support
> us is our political agenda, not just a slogan.

How much of *threat* to auto industry & UAW member jobs is Nader/Green Party position on pollution controls and suburban assault vehicles (SAVs) - er, sport utility vehicles (SUVs)? Michael Hoover



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