Trumps tariff chaos keeps auto sector on hold, union says [Video]

The national president of Unifor says the ongoing “chaos” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting announcements on tariffs has led to investments in sectors like the auto industry being put on hold, posing a danger to the country’s economy.

Lana Payne’s comments come just minutes after the White House announced Tuesday Trump would not double incoming tariffs set for Wednesday on steel and aluminum, as he had threatened to do just hours earlier, instead keeping them at the original rate of 25 per cent.

“He likes chaos, he likes the drama, but the reality is is that his actions are having a real-time impact on Canadian workers and they will have a real-time impact on American workers,” said Payne, whose union represents people in various industries including steel and aluminum.

The 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum remain set to go into effect on Wednesday.

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