The working-class history of North America

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• The history in general of North America

• The economic struggle of the working class of North America
• The circumstances of the working class of North America

Even Labor Unions Can Gain from Free Trade

By Tamara Kay, YaleGlobal, 23 December 2003. In the long negotiations before the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), pundits, politicians, and unions alike predicted that NAFTA would bring increased animosity between transnational unions. Instead, says labor scholar Tamara Kay, North America has seen an increased cooperation between Mexican, American, and Canadian unions.