From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): Trade officials are racing to complete their renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) within the coming weeks — and, not suprisingly, corporate lobby groups are pushing hard to ensure that NAFTA … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/15/prisons-6000th-day-groups-demand-trump-choose-justice-over-inhumanity-and-closegitmo Published on Friday, June 15, 2018 by Common Dreams “It is outrageous that the U.S. government continues to perpetuate the myth of an ‘endless war,’ as a supposed justification for holding prisoners indefinitely” By Andrea Germanos, staff … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): More-and-more people are demanding that trade agreements that promote a global race to the bottom in wages, working conditions and environmental standards be replaced with new policies that finally put the needs of people … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): A pivotal sixth round of NAFTA talks is already underway and the Trump administration still hasn’t proposed adding the tough labor and environmental standards needed to stop companies from moving jobs to Mexico to … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The second round of renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has already concluded, and it’s still unclear whether U.S. negotiators are going to demand the removal of a controversial NAFTA provision … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/04/nafta-talks-canada-demands-us-drop-anti-union-right-work-laws Published on Monday, September 04, 2017 by Common Dreams Right to work laws are “a sledgehammer that dilutes worker organization and bargaining, paving the way for lower wages and a host of labor violations” By Jake Johnson, … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The first round of renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) closes today in Washington, DC. Additional closed-door rounds are scheduled in Mexico and Canada in the weeks ahead. Are U.S. negotiators … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): In the midst of the President’s reprehensible response to the racism, anti-Semitism and violence in Charlottesville, the business of his administration continues — with the potential for decades-long consequences to the economy, the environment … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The U.S. Trade Representative is currently accepting public comments on how it should renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Please demand that any NAFTA replacement deal prioritize the needs of working families … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The White House just gave Congress official notice of its intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — and, already, corporations are trying dictate how NAFTA is rewritten, further padding their … Continued