US-Panama FTA
55 Representatives send letter to Speaker asking for renegotiation of Panama agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
*Thursday May 21, 2009
*Populist, Progressive, & House Trade Working Group Members Join
to Express Concerns with Panama FTA*
/Group sends letter to Speaker asking for renegotiation of Panama
Panama Agreement Hits Multiple Snags On A Brutal Day
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Panama Agreement Hits Multiple Snags On A Brutal Day
Friday, May 22, 2009
by Peter Cohn, with Anna Edney contributing
The odds got longer for a stalled trade accord with Panama on Thursday.
Representative Earl Blumenauer gets a visit on the Panama Free Trade Agreement
"A diverse group tells Mr Blumenauer they are fed up with his support of corporations and betrayal of constituents with his support of 'free' trade policies. We elected Democrats who said they were critical of these programs and wanted a new day but we are still fighting for justice in these hard times!" See video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYSW8x7f7BI&feature=channel_page
Please sign letter opposing ratification of US-Panama FTA
As the global economic crisis deepens and more people lose their jobs, the Obama administration may soon push for ratification of the Bush-era US-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
This treaty promotes deregulation for corporations operating in Panama, one of the world’s major corporate tax havens. Even worse, it will reduce wages and labor standards, degrade the environment, and decimate family farms in both countries.