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Trade relationsDEVELOPING

Border towns Fort Frances and International Falls feel trade-war strain: businesses report falling Canadian customers

Tariffs and political remarks by Donald Trump have reduced cross-border traffic between Fort Frances, Ontario, and International Falls, Minnesota. Local shop and café owners report fewer Canadian customers and lost revenue, while mayors and a Minnesota state senator describe notable public anger and economic effects.

  • Tariffs and Trump’s remarks have reduced crossings between Fort Frances, Ontario, and International Falls, Minnesota.
  • Businesses report revenue losses; Senator Grant Hauschild heard of declines up to 30% from Canadian customers.
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labor and marketsDEVELOPING

Trump intensifies anti-union actions: bargaining limits and cut to OSHA inspections

In the year after returning to office, Donald Trump enacted multiple measures that experts say have weakened worker and union protections. Actions include a 20% cut in OSHA inspections, wage-related rollbacks, and a campaign to strip 1 million federal employees of collective bargaining rights.

  • The Trump administration cut OSHA workplace inspections by 20% compared with Biden’s last year in office.
  • Trump delayed implementation of a silica dust rule affecting coal miners; United Mine Workers demanded immediate enforcement.
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The Guardian Business