Question

The afl-cio was __________ the central american free trade agreement (cafta).

Answer 1

Opposed to--the union organization doesn't support the shipping of US jobs overseas or the unfair treatment of workers in Central America. 

CAFTA is the Central America Free Trade Agreement and like the other free trade agreements the US has created unions are concerned with the loss of good American jobs to countries which exploit workers. The countries included with CAFTA have been exploiting their workers using long hours, poor conditions, and low wages to create products more cheaply.