The Alliance to Keep U.S. Jobs has noted the release of a study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that quantifies the economic damage U.S. companies and workers are suffering as a result of the U.S. government failing to implement a cross-border trucking program with Mexico. The study indicates that Mexican tariffs, which have only been in place for six months, have resulted in the loss of 25,000 U.S. jobs, $2.2 billion in higher costs for U.S. families and companies and another $2.6 billion in lost U.S. exports.
This study unfortunately confirms what we already knew – that U.S. workers are taking it on the chin and straight to the unemployment line as a result of inaction by Congress and the Administration," said Alliance spokesman Steve Mulder. "Every single job lost is one job too many and the longer the tariffs remain in place; more jobs will be put in jeopardy."
Mulder says the study clearly demonstrates the direct, negative impact the tariffs are having on U.S. workers and is strongly urging Congress and the Obama Administration to immediately resolve the cross-border trucking dispute.
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