Trade
For too long, our nation’s trade and investment policies have reflected the influence of powerful corporate interests. They protect what’s important to corporate America but do little or nothing to safeguard the rights of workers and the environment here and around the world. They fuel a race to the bottom in living standards. That needs to change. We need policies that support good jobs at home and sustainable development abroad. We need to enforce the laws already on the books and stop blatant abuses by some countries that stack the decks against U.S. workers.
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When: Monday, March 9, 10AM
Where: New York City Hall
What: Join Labor Leaders, Members of Congress, Environmental Activists, Community Leaders to denounce the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Fast Track Authority.
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New York – New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, President Vincent Alvarez today applauded Rep.
On Tuesday, a group of labor, community and elected leaders gathered for a news conference to protest the fast-tracking of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed trade deal that would kill American jobs, and eradicate environmental protections that working men and women have fought to ma
STOP FAST TRACK ON THE TPP
PRESS CONFERENCE
Opposing Fast Track on So-Called “Free” Trade Agreements That Destroy Jobs and Eliminate Environmental and Consumer Protections
Protect Good Jobs, Consumers and the Environment: Stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “Free” Trade Deal
Join members of the Civil Service Technical Guild, AFSCME Local 375, DC 37 to speak against the waste of taxpayer dollars outsourced to high-paid consultants. Money direly needed for repairs is being spent on private contractors. It hurts the residents, the workers, the city and the taxpayers.