Una palabrita volvió al corazón del Imperio el día de ayer: “Unions”
(sindicatos). Ayer el presidente Trump se reunió con jefes sindicales (foto), los
cuales salieron encantaditos. Así lo cuenta Zero Hedge:
Título: Trump Wins The Unions: Teamsters Praise TPP Withdrawal,
Labor Chiefs Describe "Incredible" Meeting With Trump
Texto: 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.
"We’re gonna get 'em working again, right?" says Pres
Trump, hosting photo op with union leaders in the Oval.. "Great
meeting," he said.
“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."
Trump also added that he doesn’t blame former President Obama
for decades of bad trade deals, which - at least mathematically - makes sense.
But even more notable, was the dramatic pivot by the US labor
unions, historically stalwart democrat supporters, who have suddenly emerged as
big supporters of Trump policies, and perhaps no one more so than AFL-CIO
President Rich Trumka who said TPP withdrawal is "a good first step toward
building trade policies that benefit workers."
As a reminder, nearly all major unions endorsed Trump's rival,
Hillary Clinton, during the presidential election campaign: they now appear to
be shifting their allegiance.
Below is the full statement issued by the Teamsters' Jimmy
Hoffa, who said "Withdrawal from TPP the Right Choice for U.S. Trade
Policy"
The following is a statement from Teamsters General President
James P. Hoffa on President Donald Trump signing an executive order to formally
withdraw the United States from the Trans Pacific Partnership.
“Today, President Trump made good on his campaign promise to
withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. With this decision,
the president has taken the first step toward fixing 30 years of bad trade
policies that have cost working Americans millions of good-paying jobs.
“The Teamsters Union has been on the frontline of the fight to
stop destructive trade deals like the TPP, China PNTR, CAFTA and NAFTA for
decades. Millions of working men and women saw their jobs leave the country as
free trade policies undermined our manufacturing industry. We hope that
President Trump’s meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Jan. 31 opens a real dialogue about
fixing the flawed NAFTA.
“We take this development as a positive sign that President
Trump will continue to fulfill his campaign promises in regard to trade policy
reform and instruct the USTR to negotiate future agreements that protect
American workers and industry.”
And with that statement, pundit attention will closely follow
the Trump-Trumka relationship which promises to be one of the more interesting
in US politics over the next few years. As Axios points out, "Trump and
top advisers like Steve Bannon see an opportunity to destroy traditional
political alliances. Their theory worked in the election: They peeled white
working class voters (and many union households) away from the Democrats. Now,
they believe that delivering major items for this constituency — watch also for
a confrontation with Big Pharma — could further wreck the Democrats' hold on
organized labor."
Es evidente que USA pasa por un cambio de régimen, lo cual es irónico. Los que querían cambiar el régimen por todos partes del mundo (A.L., Medio Oriente, Asia, Rusia, Europa Oriental, etc.) sufren en carne propia un cambio de régimen.
ResponderEliminarAsí parece, Oti. Revolución de color en casa!
ResponderEliminarAstroboy
Un nuevo Roosevelt? estamos en 1933?. falta el nazi en Europa y en 2025 Europa le declara la guerra a Rusia.
ResponderEliminarPara que sea un nuevo Roosvelt tiene que reimplantar la Glass-Steagall y apartar a Wall Street. No creo que sea el caso, por ahora. Esperemos que sí, pero no me hago muchas esperanzas.
ResponderEliminarOti.
ni yo. Pero ojo! en 1931 tampoco nadie pensaba que Roosevelt sería Roosevelt. y tampoco en 1933 que Hitler sería el Hitler de 1939.
Eliminarel futuro se escribe un día por vez.