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AFA-CWA Flight Attendants Call on Congress to Reject Fast Track for Trade Deals

AFA-CWA Flight Attendants are calling members of Congress this week to point out that Fast Track authority would apply to as many trade agreements as can be negotiated by this White House or the next one.

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Go to this link for background information.

Deals like the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), for example, could give European Union nations more access to the U.S. domestic market and increase foreign ownership and control of U.S. airlines, harming U.S. aviation, Flight Attendants' job security and aviation security.

AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson talks about the effects of such a trade deal in this video.