Double Interview: "We will lose jobs"
Union activist David Green witnessed the decline of US industry. Green Party parliamentary leader Katharina Dröge discusses with him in Ohio what Germany can learn from it.
German Green Party co-leader Katharina Dröge met with David Green, director of the United Auto Workers (UAW) for Ohio and Indiana, in a small meeting room of the union near Cleveland, Ohio, during a multi-day US trip to learn about the region's transformation. The UAW's current level of union organization is at a historic low of 10%, and Green expects workers to make a difference in the midterm elections in November.
Green and Dröge discussed the impact of a trade war between the US and Canada on Ohio, with Green stating that it will have a significant negative impact on the industry and tourism, and Dröge suggesting that the EU should stand up to US President Donald Trump's unfair trade practices. The meeting took place after Dröge visited a nearby Ford factory.
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