TPP Update

CWA activists participated in a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) National Day of Action on Sept. 14, as Congress was flooded with phone calls urging them to oppose the TPP trade deal. CWAers generated nearly 3,000 calls.

Activists from more than 90 organizations, including CWA, the AFL-CIO and other unions, Sierra Club, Fight for the Future, and Citizens Trade Campaign joined in a day of phone calls and online actions reminding Members of Congress why they must reject any effort to pass the TPP, especially in a lame duck session of Congress after the November elections.

About 13 million people engaged in the day-long event, with calls made to every Member of Congress and social media messaging reaching more than 1.6 million people.

Over the past several weeks, at least 14 Members of Congress who previously supported "fast track" authority said they would not support the TPP. The 28 House Democrats who voted for fast track got special attention.

Hillary Clinton has expressed her strong opposition to the TPP both now and in a lame duck session.

"It’s time for the Obama administration to realize that a lame duck vote on this job-destroying trade deal is a losing issue," CWA said.

IUE-CWA members in Indiana generated hundreds of calls to Rep. Todd Young (R), who voted for "fast track" authority for the TPP trade deal and is running for the U.S. Senate.