Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Mexico’s Inclusion in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012.  Today, the United States Trade Representative announced that Mexico will be invited to join the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP).  Although the U.S. already has extensive trade relations with Mexico through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexico’s inclusion in the TPP could have significant impacts on workers in both countries.