Unions Plan Capitol Hill Rally As TPA Debate Moves Forward
The United Steelworkers and AFL-CIO will be leading a protest on April 15 at the U.S. Capitol to pressure the defeat of Trade Promotion Authority. USW President Leo Gerard and AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre will speak alongside a number of union leaders and hundreds of workers, USW said in a statement (here). Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Al Franken, D-Minn., will be in attendance, and Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Keith Ellison, D-Minn., will also deliver remarks.
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No TPA legislation has yet to be introduced this Congress, but USW said a bill is "likely" to surface soon. Some trade experts expect a Senate Finance Committee markup on a TPA bill in late April, which indicates lawmakers will likely introduce a bill before that point (see 1503310017). Committee chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hasn't struck a public agreement so far with Committee ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on the legislation, despite months of negotiations (see 1504060059). DeLauro, Ellison and several other House lawmakers last rallied union workers on Capitol Hill in January (see 1501090022).