by Gillian | Sep 18, 2017 | News and analysis
Job posting: Director and Trade Justice Organizer The Washington Fair Trade Coalition is seeking a talented organizer to direct the coalition’s work on behalf of people and the planet to achieve a fair global trading system. The Director will be at the center...
by Gillian | May 30, 2017 | News
On May 19, the Trump Administration formally gave notice to U.S. Congress that they will be renegotiating NAFTA. What comes next? Advocates of fair trade have argued that the deal could be made even worse if the same closed-door, corporate-dominated process is used...
by WFTC Team | Nov 16, 2016 | Fair Trade, News, WFTC Statements
Across the political spectrum, the American people sent a clear message in this election year: we’ve mismanaged globalization. Friday’s announcement that the TPP would be tabled indefinitely was a testament to the growing resentment. Decades of...
by Gillian | Jul 25, 2016 | Fair Trade, WFTC Actions
TACOMA, WA – Hundreds gathered today at the Festival for Trade Justice to rally against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) at Wright Park in Tacoma, where leaders from local labor, environmental, and community organizations gave speeches demonstrating diverse...
by WFTC Team | Jun 6, 2016 | Action, Event, Fair Trade
Reposted from The Stand: TACOMA (June 3, 2016) — The tide is turning against the TPP, and Tacoma plans to celebrate. The Trans-Pacific Partnership, the massive 12-nation “free trade” agreement that would set NAFTA-like rules for about 40 percent of the global economy,...
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