U.S. and Canadian labor groups on May 22 said the U.S. should reject a so-called "skinny" North American Free Trade Agreement and remain at the negotiating table to finalize a complete overhaul of the 25-year-old trade pact. The presidents of the United Steelworkers, which represents workers in the U.S. and Canada, Teamsters, Teamsters Canada and the AFL-CIO all released statements on May 22 condemning a "skinny NAFTA" and saying that the U.S. should remain committed to a complete overhaul of the NAFTA frame work. According to the groups, a full renegotiation would mean including provisions central to the labor movement's interests - provisions that a pared-down deal would not include.
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