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Trade protesters picket outside GM warehouse near Reno |
RENO, Nev. -- A group of protesters marched outside a General Motors Corp. warehouse just north of Reno to show support for trade legislation designed to encourage companies to keep jobs in the U.S.
Rudy Viola is president of United Auto Workers Local 2162. He says the discrepancy between American wage minimums and what companies pay foreign workers threatens domestic jobs.
Viola criticized the North American and Central America free trade agreements, saying they set up systems that force companies and countries to compete on the basis of which can pay the lowest wages.
More than 20 protesters on Friday waved signs such as ones reading "Americans for Fair Trade."
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