by Bradford Betz at Fox News
President Trump said he will impose a 25% tariff on all imported autos — up from 2.5 % previously
The United Auto Workers (UAW) on Wednesday praised President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on auto imports, calling it a “victory for autoworkers.”
In a statement, the UAW, one of the U.S.’ largest labor unions, said Trump’s plan to impose 25% on all imported autos was a continuation of the president’s “Made in America renaissance” and marked the beginning of the end of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.
“We applaud the Trump administration for stepping up to end the free trade disaster that has devastated working class communities for decades. Ending the race to the bottom in the auto industry starts with fixing our broken trade deals, and the Trump administration has made history with today’s actions,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.
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The logo of the United Auto Workers union (UAW) is seen during a tour by the U.S. president of the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit on Nov. 17, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Ending the “race to the bottom,” Fain said, must include “securing union rights for autoworkers everywhere with a strong National Labor Relations Board, a decent retirement with Social Security benefits protected, healthcare for all workers including through Medicare and Medicaid, and dignity on and off the job.”…