Groups Organize Campaign, Protests to Stop Trade Promotion Authority
A gamut of over 60 organizations ranging from labor and environmental groups to a social forum website launched the “Stop Fast Track” initiative on Jan. 22, aiming to derail Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), also known as fast track, through 10 days of protest and other political and social pressure. The organizations are orchestrating a protest in Washington D.C. on Jan. 28 (here) that seeks to bring attention to corporate subservience in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact, said a statement released by public relations firm Fitzgibbon Media. The Obama Administration continues to negotiate the pact with the other 11 participant nations.
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Fast track will help administration officials and lawmakers secure TPP at the expense of U.S. workers and participant communities, said the statement. “Groups from across the political spectrum have condemned the TPP for its lack of transparency, and are now uniting to stop the Fast Track bill in the House of Representatives (HR 3830) and in the Senate (S 1900),” said the statement. “Stopping Fast Track is the key to preventing the TPP from undermining democratic decision-making and negatively impacting communities in the U.S. and worldwide.” Lawmakers introduced both bills on Jan. 9 (see 14011013).
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