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CWA e-Newsletter: Apr. 16, 2015
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April 16, 2015
CWA: Secret "Fast Track" Process and Legislation Shows Disdain for U.S. Workers, Communities; Congress Buffeted by Overwhelming Opposition to "Fast Track," TPP; A Massive Rally on the Hill against "Fast Track" for TPP; Ohio Democrats and Guadalupe, AZ, Unanimously Reject "Fast Track," TPP; Out of the Darkness, Into the Light; & more.
CWA: Secret "Fast Track" Process and Legislation Shows Disdain for U.S. Workers, Communities
News
April 16, 2015
CWA issued the following statement on the introduction of "fast track," also known as Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), in the U.S. Senate.
Secret 'Fast Track' Process and Legislation Shows Disdain for U.S. Workers, Communities
Press Release
The "Fast Track," or TPA, legislation introduced today, and in fact, the entire process surrounding its inception, continues the lack of transparency and disdain for U.S. workers and communities that has been the hallmark of the past five years of negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Congress Buffeted by Overwhelming Opposition to "Fast Track," TPP
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April 16, 2015
In the anxious days before they see an actual "fast track" bill, members of Congress are finding it hard to explain to constituents why they would vote for "fast track" authority and give up their Congressional responsibility over trade deals like the proposed TPP.
A Massive Rally on the Hill against "Fast Track" for TPP
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April 16, 2015
More than 1,200 union activists, environmentalists and progressive leaders rallied on Capitol Hill yesterday to urge Congress to reject "fast track" authorization and the proposed trade bill it is being written for, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).