In NAFTA Talks, Canada Demands US Drop Anti-Union ‘Right to Work’ Laws

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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

Submit Your Comment—NAFTA Replacement Must Prioritize Working Families, Healthy Communities Over Profits

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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

Speak Out Against Plans to Revive the Worst of the TPP through NAFTA

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From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The Trump administration’s leaked plan to “tweak” the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) confirms one of our worst fears: that President Trump is poised to let big corporations dictate how NAFTA is rewritten. … Continued

Demand Trade Agenda that Puts People before Corporate Profits

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From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): Thank you.  Your hard work — coupled with that of millions of other grassroots activists across the United States and the world — is what pulled the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) out of the shadows … Continued