NAFTA deal ‘not close at all’: Union leader Jerry Dias, from Washington talks
WASHINGTON — Talk of an impending NAFTA deal is premature, Canadian union leader Jerry Dias said in Washington while officials were negotiating there Wednesday.
The Unifor boss said he’s been in contact with the Canadian negotiating team and said speculation from some about an imminent agreement in principle is divorced from reality.
The United States has been increasingly anxious to get something announced this month, before it becomes impossible for the rest of this year because of elections in Mexico and the U.S. Congress.
“They’re not close to a deal at all,” Dias said in an interview.