Tell USTR: Put Workers First in the USMCA Review 

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is asking for comments ahead of the 2026 review of the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). Let’s flood them with comments and make it crystal clear: no more corporate giveaways, no more empty promises. It’s time for a trade deal that protects our jobs, our families, and our communities. And if USMCA isn’t negotiated into a trade deal that’s good for workers everywhere, then the U.S. should cancel the agreement.

Working-class people have paid the price for so-called “free trade” for 30 years.  Now, we have a shot to say loud and clear to policymakers: we need a trade deal that works for working people, not for Wall Street and greedy CEOs.

NAFTA—and the so-called “NAFTA 2.0,” the USMCA—sold us out. These trade deals shipped millions of good union jobs out of this country. They let corporations run to the lowest bidder, exploit workers abroad, and then turn around and sell the product back here while our plants closed and our towns were gutted.

Your voice matters, and can make a difference, but only if you let it be heard.

Enough is enough. The UAW is demanding a new worker-first trade deal that:

• Prioritizes job security: companies need to make it here if they want to sell it here.
• Strengthens enforceable labor rights for all workers. We can’t let corporations pit us against each other.
• Guarantees equal pay for equal work across borders. Corporations should not be able to use trade to cause a race to the bottom.