Joe Biden regularly describes himself as the most pro-trade union president in US history. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Timesadministration would urge US companies in Ireland to “embrace the benefits” of a unionised workforce, its special representative on international labour affairs has said.
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She added the US had learned, “some would say the hard way, that when worker issues are not included in our trade policymaking, there are gaps that really weaken our ability to strengthen our economy”. “These are values that we certainly hold dear in the US. But it’s not just the US. We are seeing in Canada, Australia, the European Union, certainly in Brazil. Countries around the world see the value of worker organisations, workplace democracy, and how it can contribute to economic growth and to the lives of the community, the consumers, like all of the stakeholders involved.
“We have seen within the US a variety of companies, some that are sceptical of unions, some that are cautious, some that just simply don’t understand, some that are hostile. But we have also seen even some of those that are hostile shift and turn and transform their approach. We saw that with. They had a quite contentious campaign, from union activists in the US for several years, and then, over time and through dialogue, are now working on an agreement..