BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that union workers and affordable medicine advocates will rally to raise awareness of the potentially devastating consequences for Colorado workers, families and businesses if the U.S. enters the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement between 12 nations that Congress is charged with accepting or rejecting.
The rally, scheduled for 3:45 p.m., Fri., Oct. 21, 2016, will take place outside the office of U.S. Rep. Jared Polis on Walnut Street in Boulder. Rep. Polis is one of the few House Democrats who has not declared opposition to the TPP.
The USW, the AFL-CIO and other unions have urged Congress to reject the TPP, pointing out that the trade deal does not address currency manipulation, accepts overcapacity in global manufacturing, has insufficient rules for State-Owned Enterprises, provides weak rules of origin for autos and auto parts and lacks the teeth to ensure worker rights standards are implemented.
Nationwide, previous trade agreements have cost more than one million jobs and contributed to the shuttering of more than 60,000 factories while the U.S. has accumulated huge trade deficits with major foreign economies around the globe.
In addition, the event will highlight the dangerous restrictions in accessing critical medicines under the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in public sector and service occupations.
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WHO: |
USW and other union members and retirees |
Zahara Heckschler, Co-founder, Cancer Families for Affordable Medicine |
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WHAT: |
Rally to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership and its potentially devastating impact on Colorado jobs, families and communities |
WHEN: |
3:45 to 4:30 p.m., Fri., Oct. 21, 2016 |
WHERE: |
Office of Congressman Jared Polis |
1644 Walnut Street |
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Boulder, CO 80302 |
More information, contact: Catherine Houston – (510) 457-5175; [email protected]
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