April 1, 2016
Ask Rep. G.K. Butterfield to declare opposition to TPP
Join us April 5th for Rep. Butterfield’s ‘State of the District Address’ in Durham to ask him to Stop TPP!
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March 24, 2016
Could TPP be a death sentence for cancer patients?
Read MoreA breast cancer survivor who put her freedom on the line to find out shares her story.
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January 29, 2016
National Trade Lobby Day is Feb. 10th
Read MoreAs our fight to defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) continues, the national AFL-CIO is calling state and local labor leaders and affiliates to Washington, DC for a lobbying blitz on February 10th – and for everyone else to flood Congress with phone calls against the TPP.
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Read MoreAdvocates for elder Americans and consumers, in general, will hold a press conference before the President delivers his State of the Union address to warn of the dangers the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Tuesday morning in Raleigh.
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November 20, 2015
Leo Gerard: The TPP is another deadly trade deal
Read MoreAfter years of decline, the death rate for the least educated middle-aged white Americans has increased since NAFTA, and “half a million people are dead who should not be dead,” say economists.
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October 30, 2015
AFL-CIO: Top 5 Scariest Things About the TPP
Read MoreJust in time for Halloween, Celeste Drake, Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist at the AFL-CIO, has written a blog post with the five scariest things about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (aka “NAFTA on steroids”).
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June 19, 2015
The fight to stop the TPP continues
Read More“We are at the end of the second quarter and the score is tied 1-1,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “We look forward to the third and fourth quarters.”
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Please join us next Thursday, May 28, 2015 from 4-6pm outside Rep. Price’s office in Chapel Hill if you care about keeping jobs in the U.S., food safety, internet freedom, affordable medicine, and stopping climate change,
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May 14, 2015
AFL-CIO: Stop Fast Track (TPP) (VIDEO)
Read MoreIf we want to raise wages, protect our jobs, and save American manufacturing, we need to stop “fast track”!
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May 6, 2015
No to “Fast Track” – Durham People’s Alliance
Read MoreCommunity opposition to granting President Obama “Fast Track” power to expedite through Congress dangerous new trade and investment agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership is growing! Yesterday the Durham People’s Alliance published this letter to Congressman David Price, whose district includes the Bull City, urging him reject “Fast Track” legislation, which would essentially guarantee passage of the TPP – […]
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May 1, 2015
Dear Rep. David Price, #StopFastTrack!
Read MoreWorkers, students, and retirees from across North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District and beyond are speaking out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership by speaking up with one message: Dear Congressman Price, Stop Fast-Track!
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Read MoreAccording to researchers at the Economic Policy Institute, using the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to eliminate currency manipulation would create jobs in every congressional district. The only problem? There is no rule in the TPP to crack down on currency cheaters like Japan and China.
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May 1, 2015
Town of Chapel Hill comes out against TPP
Read MoreThe Town of Chapel Hill adopted a resolution at its April 27 council asking area Congressman David Price and Senators Burr and Tillis to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership over its dangerous ISDS provision that would “undermine the ability of governments to enact laws to protect human rights, labor and environmental standards.”
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The Coalition to Stop Fast Track began airing television ads in the Raleigh/Durham media market, encouraging voters to urge Congressman David Price to oppose Trade Promotion Authority, nicknamed “fast track”, which Congress is expected to vote on within the next two weeks.
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April 24, 2015
Get the facts on “Fast Track 2015” legislation
Read MoreThe AFL-CIO opposes the Hatch-Wyden-Ryan “Fast Track 2015” Legislation (S. 995/H.R. 1890), and here’s why.
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