[CTC] ICYMI: Responses to yesterday's tariffs pause

[Arthur Stamoulis]

https://www.goiam.org/news/iam-union-workers-ready-to-have-voice-during-tariff-pause/
IAM Union: Workers Ready to Have Voice During Tariff Pause

*WASHINGTON, April 9, 2025* – Brian Bryant, International President of the
600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers), and David Chartrand, IAM Canadian General Vice
President, issued the following statement following President Trump’s
announcement on pausing most tariffs for 90 days:

“As the largest aerospace and defense labor union in the United States and
Canada, the IAM Union believes that we should take the next 90 days to help
chart a path forward that will benefit workers. We must put an end to the
constant anxiety of job losses due to tariff threats between allies. We
continue to offer a space for all stakeholders – government, business and
labor – to come together to forge a real, comprehensive strategy to protect
and grow critical manufacturing here in the United States and Canada while
punishing the bad actors across the globe. Workers deserve the right to
drive policy conversations about their livelihoods. Working people should
be at the table, not on the menu.”

*The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is
one of North America’s largest and most diverse industrial trade unions,
representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the
aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive,
and other industries across the United States and Canada.*

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*For Immediate Release:* April 9, 2025
*Press Contact: *Jimmy Wyderko, jwyderko at economicliberties.us

*Economic Liberties Urges Trump Administration to Maximize Transparency in
Negotiations During 90-Day Tariff Pause*

Washington, D.C. — Today, as the Trump administration announced a 90-day
pause
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implementation of its “Reciprocal Tariffs,” the Rethink Trade program at
the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

“Absent transparency about what is being demanded, we could end up with the
worst of all outcomes — a bunch of bad special interest deals, all of the
economic damage caused by tariff uncertainty and no trade rebalancing, US
manufacturing capacity or goods jobs,” *said Lori Wallach, Director of the
Rethink Trade program at the American Economic Liberties Project.* “TheTrump
administration could be striking deals with dozens of countries, but absent
transparency, the public will not know whether their interests or Trump’s
billionaire cabinet and friends on Wall Street or his family are being
served. Deals must focus on addressing the mercantilist practices that some
countries employ, which fuel the extreme global trade imbalances that have
deindustrialized the United States and today deny the benefits of trade to
numerous countries worldwide. The Trump administration must not use these
talks to bully countries into gutting their online privacy and Big Tech
anti-monopoly policies or undermining their food safety, health or
environmental laws.”

“The chaos of these whipsaw tariffs flip flops is already causing economic
chaos and losses, undermining confidence in America and our markets,” *Wallach
added.* “Cutting deals in secret only adds to that uncertainty and risks
corruption, which won’t just hurt Trump’s stated goal of investment in US
manufacturing but the economy as a whole.”


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Sierra Club: We Must Be Smart About Tariffs and Trade
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Trump's chaotic tariffs are jeopardizing markets, jobs, and Americans'
pocketbooks. We need a smart approach to trade that supports the clean
energy economy and keeps prices affordable for working families.
Fifty-eight Democrats in the House of Representatives recently signed a
letter supporting improvements to a key trade agreement between the US,
Mexico, and Canada. Their goal: to protect our economy while maintaining
key environmental laws.* Let's thank these elected officials for their
leadership in climate-friendly trade.
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