Fair Trade, Not Free Trade

Get ready: CWA activists and members of TakeAction Minnesota will be marching and rallying for Fair Trade – not Free Trade – agreements.

On Aug. 20, they'll be taking over downtown Minneapolis to protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a super treaty that could potentially jeopardize the sovereignty of nations by giving more power to large corporations. CWA President Larry Cohen will be speaking about how the agreement threatens to destroy jobs, wages, consumer protections, the environment and more.

Right now, the deal is being discussed behind closed doors. Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) was recently one of the few members of Congress to have limited access to the negotiation documents. While he wasn't allowed to talk about the texts in detail, the news wasn't good.

"Having seen what I've seen, I would characterize this as a gross abrogation of American sovereignty," Grayson told The Huffington Post. "And I would further characterize it as a punch in the face to the middle class of America."

It's time to speak out! Register to attend the rally here.

Read more at: http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/fair_trade_not_free_trade