By New York Post (Politics) | Created at 2025-03-04 20:16:10 | Updated at 2025-03-05 01:26:56
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The United Auto Workers (UAW) union praised President Trump’s new tariffs on Tuesday, claiming it’s necessary for America to “end the free trade disaster.”
The union, with more than 1 million members, touted Trump’s decision to place a new round of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, where America imports tens of billions of dollars worth of cars and parts every year.
The tariffs are set to put upward pressure on prices. Mike Guillen/NY Post Design“Tariffs are a powerful tool in the toolbox for undoing the injustice of anti-worker trade deals,” the union said in a statement.
“We are glad to see an American president take aggressive action on ending the free trade disaster that has dropped like a bomb on the working class.”
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