Washington
Fair Trade
Coalition
The Washington Fair Trade Coalition (WFTC) is a coalition of over 60 Washington labor, faith, environmental, farmer, and social justice groups that are committed to creating a fair, balanced, and sustainable global trading system.
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‘NAFTA without Canada’ deal incomplete
Trump promised trade deals that are good for U.S. workers. This one isn’t — yet. Originally posted in the Stand. By HILLARY HADEN (Aug. 28, 2018) — News broke Monday morning that President Trump had finally completed the trade agreement he promised the American...
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Join us in demanding a better NAFTA: Organizational Sign On Letter
Trade agreements like NAFTA set rules for the global economy, with significant impacts on jobs and wages, the environment, human rights, food safety, access to medicine, and more. Right now, corporate lobby groups have united in a major campaign pushing for the NAFTA...
read moreCorporate groups got 12 state legislators to sign a letter supporting ISDS. Our movement of movements got 312 legislators from all 50 states to sign a letter opposing ISDS in #NAFTA.
www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/blog/2018/09/12/state-legislators-in-all-50-states-want-end-to-isds/
Absolutely critical perspective of the Mexican working class on NAFTA and labor rights in Mexico.
labornotes.org/blogs/2018/08/viewpoint-agenda-mexican-working-class
Viewpoint: The Agenda of the Mexican Working Class | Labor Notes
labornotes.org
It is not clear that the interests and rights of Mexican workers will be protected in the labor chapter negotiated between the U.S. and Mexico. Photo: Sindicatos Unidos con Napoleón Gómez UrrutiaBREAKING--
Trump to advance trade deal with Mexico after NAFTA talks with Canada falter
washingtonpost.com
Canada could be added later “if it is willing.”A little perspective on the NAFTA/USMT announcement yesterday.
"If Trump wants to deliver on his promises, he should go back to the negotiating table and keep working until he’s got an agreement that’s good for workers, the environment, and public health. Much more work needs to be done."
www.thestand.org/2018/08/trumps-nafta-sans-canada-deal-incomplete/
‘NAFTA without Canada’ deal incomplete | The Stand
thestand.org
(Aug. 28, 2018) — News broke Monday morning that President Trump had finally completed the trade agreement he promised the American people. In a press conference from the Oval Office, Trump announced that the United States and Mexico were going to sign a trade agreement together, and Canada could ...In large part due to a lack of transparency, we don't know what's in the new North American Free Trade Agreement. What we do know, is that they're trying to finish up the negotiations right now.
"Now is the time for progressives to speak out for a new trade policy that is neither NAFTA's neoliberalism nor Trump's nationalism."
nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/lori-wallach-of-public-citizen-on-why-we-need-to-rewrite-nafta?li...
Lori Wallach Of Public Citizen On Why We Need To Rewrite NAFTA
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Current Campaign
Free Trade Facts
The Impact Of Free Trade Policy In Washington State
Manufacturing Jobs Lost in Washington State
Jobs Lost due to the Rising Trade Deficit With Mexico
Current Free Trade policy has proven to be a losing battle for workers, farmers, and communities in WA State and around the world.
Why Should I Care?
- Mexican farmers unable to compete with cheaper American
corn lose their land and migrate to cities to find work in maquilladoras
(sweatshops) or to the US and WA State as farm workers
- 65,193 workers were certified under Trade Adjustment Assistance
1994-2011 as directly losing their job because of US trade policy (US DoL statistics).
positions associated with these jobs such as drivers, suppliers and
small businesses do not qualify and are not counted.
- Mexican farmers unable to compete with cheaper American
corn lose their land and migrate to cities to find work in maquilladoras (sweatshops) or to the US and WA State as farm workers
Fair Trade
Not Free Trade
What Would It Look Like?
For too long, U.S. trade policy has benefited transnational corporations at the expense of workers’ rights, consumer safety and the environment at home and abroad. The Washington Fair Trade Coalition, working with local, national, and international partners, aims to build a new model of trade, a model that supports our communities and our world. What could that look like?
