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Also in Spring 2016
- Fighting Back: CWA Activists and Allies Are Taking on Wall Street and the 1 Percent
- Taking on Wall Street
- CWA Members Die On the Job
- CWA, Members of Congress, Allies Keep up the Fight Against the TPP
- We’re Holding Members of Congress Accountable for Their Votes on TPP
- What’s the Most Stressful Job in America? Ask a CWA Member
- Flight Attendants Fight for 10
- Piedmont Ramp Workers Focus on Safety
- CWA Health and Safety Training
- NY Nurses Push for ‘Safe Staffing’ Bill
- Appliance Park Lean Manufacturing Saves Jobs, Safeguards Workers’ Health and Safety
- NJ Governor Vetoes Leah's Law
Senator Sanders Pledges That as President, He Will Refuse to Sign the TPP
“As president, I will not sign this disastrous trade agreement if passed by Congress.” That’s the word from Senator Bernie Sanders, who says “trade has got to be fair. And the TPP is anything but fair.”
Sanders has opposed the TPP, the North American Free Trade Agreement and permanent normal trade relations with China since day one. NAFTA led to the loss of 700,000 jobs. The trade deal with China led to the loss of 3.2 million jobs. And since 2001, nearly 60,000 manufacturing plants have been shut down and 4.7 million jobs have been lost.
Our trade policies have been a disaster, written by multinational corporations to throw American workers out on the street, Sanders said. “As your president, not only will I make sure that the TPP does not get implemented, I will not send any trade deal to Congress that will make it easier for corporations to outsource American jobs overseas.”