The Bush administration is pushing for
a major trade deal that would hurt ordinary working Americans by exporting
even more jobs. This deal, called the Free Trade Area of the Americas
(FTAA), is like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 10
years ago but much bigger. The FTAA would apply to the 34 countries
and 800 million people throughout North and South America. The FTAA
would trade away millions more U.S. jobs. Act now to oppose FTAA by
clicking on the link below or keep reading for more information. http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/stopbushsftaa/gxbkbz4jj7t5
This week, representatives of the governments of these countries are
meeting in Miami to negotiate the details of this trade deal. To ensure
these trade ministers won’t hear only from Big Business and huge
corporations, working families are sending tens of thousands of messages
opposing passage of the FTAA.
Union members, environmentalists, students, people of faith and others
are gathering in Miami to rally and protest unfair trade deals that
destroy jobs in the United States and hurt workers’ rights everywhere.
Millions of postcards from around the world opposing FTAA will be presented
to these leaders. Add your voice to the movement for fair trade, good
jobs and workers’ rights. Please take one minute right now to
click on the link below to take action against FTAA.
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/stopbushsftaa/gxbkbz4jj7t5
One magazine called this new trade deal “NAFTA on steroids.”
Unfair trade has destroyed millions of American manufacturing jobs over
the past decade, including more than 2.7 million jobs since President
Bush entered office. But the outsourcing of jobs isn’t just hurting
manufacturing. A study from the University of California, Berkeley predicts
more than 14 million U.S. white-collar jobs will be outsourced in the
coming years.
