Seattle City Council Takes Public Stand Against TPA, TPP
The Seattle City Council voted to take a stand against Trade Promotion Authority, also known as fast-track, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership on March 30. A council statement criticized "closed-door" TPP negotiations, and said the TPP investment chapter would subject Seattle…
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laws to independent tribunals. "I oppose fast-track for the TPP because Seattle has some of the highest environmental and labor standards in the country, and it is critical that multinational corporations do not have the power to undermine our laws or values," said Councilmember Mike O'Brien in the council statement (here). Federal lawmakers have also warned against investor-state dispute settlement threats to local regulations (see 1503300013). The Seattle resolution wouldn't impact TPP implementation. The Washington Council on International Trade criticized the vote in a statement (here).