Posted on 01/23/2017 3:14:53 PM PST by blam
Tyler Durden
January 23, 2017
Zero Hedge
Shortly after Donald Trump made good on one of his core campaign promises on Monday morning by signing an executive order formally withdrawing the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal, Trump told labor union leaders that he would renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement "at the appropriate time."
The remarks came at the start of a meeting at the White House with leaders of construction, carpenters, plumbers and sheet metal unions, during which Trump pledged to stop trade deals that harmed American workers.
According to the White House, participants included North America's Building Trades Unions President Sean McGarvey, Laborers' International Union of North America President Terry O'Sullivan, SMART sheet metal workers' union President Joseph Sellers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters President Doug McCarron and Mark McManus, president of the United Association that represents plumbers, pipefitters, welders and others. The union meeting also included several local union officials and follows a gathering of 12 chief executives of large companies at the White House to discuss revitalizing the U.S. manufacturing economy.
“This is a group that I know well,” Trump said referring to the union bosses, adding “we’re going to put a lot of people back to work” and “stop the ridiculous trade deals.”
When Trump said the administration “just officially terminated TPP,” it prompted applause from the labor chiefs (and this time it certainly wasn't by paid members of the studio audience), who later described their meeting with Trump as "incredible."
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In the past these union “leaders” have not been on the side of the rank and file. They have been on the side of the dimoKKKRAT party.
WINNING!
SEIU could not attend because they were conspiring the next strike.
The Democrats just lost their unions. More shrinkage of their base.
I think this as well as other actions by the Trump administration show that we are witnessing the active destruction of the Democratic Party.
How could trade deals impact building unions? As far as I know, China is not making buildings and shipping them here.
Nothing short of incredible is how they described it. Go to around the 3:50 point of this video - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U4A5_WHjoMw
Trump is a freakin’ genius.
Trump is a present day FDR. It’s a New Deal and the Unions are gonna do backflips when the see the construction explosion.
Bad omen for economic freedom, low taxes, and economic growth. The unions are not going to endorse ANY Republican without getting a whole lot in return.
This is UNREAL. If Trump is able to either crush the unions, or at least make them friendly to ‘the man’, this will be a VERY DIFFERENT, and much better, country.
The Country Club is Closed!
They have to build the new factories and manufacturing plants!!!!
I’m a Teamster and I support our President Donald J. Trump . 100%
This is easy to figure out.
The Unions are ONLY about Money coming to the Unions, Nothing Else. When the Demonrats are in charge, they get their money through policies passed be Demonrats. With President Trump promising Massive Increases in UNION MEMBERS that means UNION MONEY. That is all folks.
Looks like the President just co-opted Labor Unions
Well, boo-hoo, WAH! for the Democrats. Shrillary and friends brought it on themselves.
SEIU rhymes with sewer
A lot of Union Members are social conservatives. If the Democrats lose this demographic they are going to have a very difficult time replacing it.
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