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WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest labor federation said Thursday it will oppose the free-trade deal between the Obama administration and South Korea, a stance that could complicate efforts to get the support of organized labor’s Democratic backers in Congress.
The decision announced by AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka marks a break with the United Auto Workers union — an AFL-CIO affiliate — which agreed to support the deal after negotiators took steps to address South Korea’s big trade surplus in automobiles.
Trumka said the deal reached last week does not do enough to address concerns about the outsourcing of American jobs, enforcement of tariff provisions or the potential problem of currency manipulation.
