Despite Democrats’ hope, USTR has not indicated it will push for NAFTA labor standards that go beyond TPP

MONTREAL -- The U.S. has not tabled a new NAFTA labor proposal that goes beyond an initial offer which largely mirrored what was negotiated in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and has not indicated it would do so in the talks, a move likely to draw the ire of Democrats and jeopardize their support for a final deal, sources and lawmakers here told Inside U.S. Trade . The U.S. labor negotiating team, these sources said, has not received any political direction from...