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Trans-Pacific Partnership
Trade
Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership: Meet the ‘partners’
Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei are human rights violators where workers lack basic rights.
Comment
Congress, listen up: Most of your constituents oppose fast track
It's time to call a halt after two decades of jobs being America’s largest export.
Trade
Wyden trying to pull a fast one on fast track
A fast track bill to pave the way for new NAFTAs passes two Congressional committee
Trade
Avakian urges Congress to nix TPP trade deal
Panel at AFL-CIO-sponsored event says fast track trade deal is a power grab by large corporations
Trade
Labor ramps up fight against free trade deal
AFL-CIO is freezing all political contributions while the fast track debate is on.
Comment
Trade deals that work for workers
For decades, the benefits of trade deals haven’t trickled down to working families.
Trade
NAFTA-style TPP delayed, but fast track may come up
The deal covering 12 Pacific Rim nations was supposed to be signed, sealed and delivered last month
Trade
Secret Pacific Rim trade deal on track to completion
Obama's NAFTA-style treaty with 11 Pacific Rim nations is slated for signing in October
Trade
Senator Wyden gets an earful at TPP town hall
Up to 200 turned out on a work day at a listening session about a secret Pacific Rim trade deal.
Trade
At Obama fundraiser, union millworkers protest trade policy
As NAFTA-style treaties proliferate, AWPPW has lost thousands of members to mill closures.
Trade
New round of trade talks keep public in dark, but not lobbyists
Members of Congress demand Obama administration transparency in Trans-Pacific Partnership
