American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Thea M. Lee
The AFL-CIO is a federation of 58 member unions representing more than 13 million American workers in a wide range of occupations. Thea M. Lee is Chief International Economist with the AFL-CIO. The following is excerpted from her April 20, 2004, testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export, and Trade Promotion.The North American Free Trade Agreement was sold to the American public and American workers as a market-opening agreement that would create high-paying, export-related jobs here in the United States, bring prosperity to Mexico, and spur economic growth and political stability throughout North…
