According to an article in the Washington Post yesterday, the package of three free trade deals is moving forward. The president of the Chamber of Commerce is even “optimistic” about having the agreements in place by July 1st. Currently, the Republicans are causing some delay over the “Trade Adjustment Assistance Program” meant to assist the…
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Action alerts, Colombia, Labor, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism)
Congress Moves Toward Passing Colombia, Panama & S. Korea Free Trade Agreements
“And I’ll also oppose the Colombia Free Trade Agreement if President Bush insists on sending it to Congress because the violence against unions in Colombia would make a mockery of the very labor protections that we have insisted be included in these kinds of agreements. So you can trust me when I say that whatever…
Action alerts, Colombia, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism)
Congress is Coming Home, Tell Them We Won’t Stand for More-of-the-Same Free Trade!
The Alliance for Responsible Trade urges you to act now to stop NAFTA-like free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama! Last Friday, Representatives came home for their “in-district work week.” With rumors circulating that the South Korea Free Trade Agreement (the biggest agreement of its kind since NAFTA) will soon be brought to…
Action alerts, Labor, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism)
Tell Commerce Group to Drop the Lawsuit Against El Salvador
Over the past few months, AFGJ has devoted a great deal of time to our work opposing the Korea-US (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement (FTA). We believe that the following alert should help illustrate why such action is necessary. Thanks to FTAs, such as DR-CAFTA in this case, foreign investors are afforded “protections” that allow them…
