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President Signs USMCA, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Talk Working Conditions With Mexican Senators

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa January 29, 2020

From left, Mexican Sen. Israel Zamora, United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero and Sen. Bertha Alicia Caraveo hold a press conference Monday, Jan. 27, after meeting with dairy workers. They shared stories of poor working conditions on farms, including cases of wage theft, long work hours and sexual harassment. CREDIT: Enrique Pérez de la Rosa/NWPB

A delegation of Mexican government officials visited the Yakima Valley Monday to meet with dairy workers, most of whom are Mexican nationals. The group was looking to expand the role of the Mexican government in protecting the rights of workers.Read More

Does The China Trade Deal Move The World Away From Free Trade?

By NPR News January 19, 2020

Containers are stacked at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province. A new trade deal dictates that China buy more from the U.S., but that has other trading partners worried. CREDIT: STR/AFP via Getty Images

While the new deal with China lowers some trade barriers, it leaves many tariffs in place. And it dictates that China buy more from the U.S., but that has other trading partners worried.Read More

Retailers Warn: Get Ready For Higher Prices If New Tariffs Hit Goods From China

By NPR News August 4, 2019

Retailers predict rising prices if President Trump goes through with his threat to add new tariffs to Chinese imports. Meanwhile, the White House announced a deal to boost beef exports.Read More

President Trump Announces New Tariffs On Mexico To Force Cooperation On Illegal Immigration

By NPR News May 30, 2019

President Trump has announced plans to impose escalating tariffs on goods imported from Mexico in an attempt to stop migrants from entering the U.S. over the southern border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection released this photo, taken on Wednesday at El Paso, Texas. CREDIT: AP

President Trump announced that he will begin imposing tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico beginning June 10 unless that country does more to help reduce illegal immigration from Central America.Read More

U.S. Prepares Tariffs On Additional $300B Of Imported Chinese Goods

By NPR News May 14, 2019

The new U.S. tariffs list includes staples such as rice, along with clocks, watches and other items that weren't previously under threat of new duties. Here, farmers plant rice seeds at a seedlings pool in China's Jiangsu province. Xu Jingbai/VCG via Getty Images

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published a list of Chinese goods that would be hit with new duties, from artists' brushes to watches.Read More

Trade War Forces Volvo To Shift Gears In South Carolina

By NPR News April 16, 2019

Tremaine Smalls attaches parts to an engine at Volvo's plant in Ridgeville, S.C. The automaker has shifted its exports to Europe as the result of the U.S. trade war with China. CREDIT: Camila Domonoske/NPR

The Chinese-owned Swedish automaker was originally planning to ship U.S.-made luxury sedans out of the Port of Charleston and send them to China. Trump's trade war threw a wrench in those plans.Read More

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan Joins 2020 Race With A Populist Pitch To Blue-Collar Voters

By NPR News April 4, 2019

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, delivers remarks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention in 2016. He is now launching his own campaign for president in 2020. CREDIT: Alex Wong/Getty Images

The Democrat announced his decision on ABC's The View, saying he is running to be a champion for manufacturing in a country that has been fractured by trade and outsourcing. Read More