by Dave Johnson | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog, Populism2015, Trade
Everyone gets that past "free" trade deals rigged the rules against working people. Now across the country a strong populist movement has gained momentum to stop more trade deals from making things worse. This is just one part of the populist movement that has grown...
by Leo Gerard | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth, Trade
Sucker punched by massive, illegally subsidized imports, American steel producers laid off thousands of workers in bedrock communities from Ohio and Illinois to Texas and Alabama. That’s in just the past three months. The families of furloughed workers are struggling...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Seattle's City Council voted unanimously (9-0) Monday to express its opposition to giving the president fast-track trade authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other upcoming trade agreements. Last week, the City Council in Bellingham, Washington also voted...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 27, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Trade
The American steel industry is getting hammered, and not in a good way (as in good old American-made Kentucky Bourbon). Steel companies are laying off, and closing plants due to low-cost foreign imports. The Story Steel companies are getting hammered by low-priced...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 27, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
A key section of the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement has been leaked to the public. The New York Times has a major story on the contents of the leaked chapter and it's as bad as many of us feared. Now we know why the corporations and the Obama...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 25, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick will head an advisory board for the Astroturf group called the Progressive Coalition for American Jobs. This group was formed to push for passage of fast track trade authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Also...
