Congress stopped the U.S.-Colombia trade agreement in April
but didn’t kill it. Lawmakers are under intense pressure to pass this
job-killing trade deal—from multinational corporations, the government of
Colombia and the Bush administration.
Your help is urgently needed to defeat this legislation, once and
for all.
What you can do to help.
MORE NEWS ON THE TEAMSTERS' FIGHT TO STOP UNFAIR TRADE DEALS
Hoffa Blasts McCain
Trip to Colombia, Refusal to Address Human Rights Issues
International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Jorge Gamboa, President of the National Petroleum Workers Union in Colombia, blasted Sen. John McCain's visit to Colombia to promote the Colombia job-killing trade deal with the United States.
Hoffa Blasts McCain's
Trip to Colombia
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa blasted Sen. John McCain's
visit this week to Colombia to promote that country's job-killing trade deal
with the United States. Hoffa also slammed McCain for his refusal to address the
murders of union members and activists in Colombia.
Teamsters Launch Radio Ad Blasting McCain
for Colombia Trip
The Teamsters launched a radio ad
campaign on Air America radio network urging
listeners to call Sen. John McCain and tell
him to stop plotting with Colombian leaders
on a trade deal until trade union leaders
stop getting murdered.
McCain Committed to
Bush's Failed Trade Policies That Kill Jobs
On June 20, in a speech in Ottawa, Canada on trade, John
McCain once again has demonstrated that he does not understand the challenges
workers face as a result of unfair trade policies.
Hoffa Supports New
Rules for Global Trade
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa threw his support behind a trade bill
announced Wednesday that would rewrite the rules of global trade.
Colombian
Workers Stand United With U.S. Workers in Opposition to the Colombia Free Trade
Seven leaders from the largest Colombian unions
joined members of Congress and U.S. labor leaders for a news conference on
Capitol Hill to pledge their continued opposition to the pending
U.S.—Colombian Free Trade Agreement, despite continued lobbying by the Bush
administration and the Colombian government.
Teamsters Urge Congress to Resist Pressure on
Colombia Trade Deal
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on May 14 met with
urged Congress to resist White House pressure to pass a trade deal with Colombia, which shows little respect for union
rights.
BLOGWATCH
Bush
Goes to China and We Get Crappy T-Shirts
After
eight
years, we
shouldn't
be
surprised—but
just
when you
thought
it
couldn't
get
worse,
President
Bush
does it
again.
He's
going to
the
Olympics
so he
doesn't
offend
the
Chinese
people.
Why
Can't McCain Discuss Trade with U.S.
Workers?
John
McCain
is going
to talk
about
trade
this
week,
just not
in the
United
States,
and not
to U.S.
workers.
For some
reason,
McCain
thinks
Colombia
is the
best
place to
discuss
this
issue.
A Trade Proposal Even
the Teamsters Can Support
You can practically smell the change in the air these days. Take trade, for
example. For the past 15 years, American workers watched helplessly as millions
of their jobs moved overseas. But it's 2008 now. And Congress is looking at a
new trade proposal: the TRADE Act.
Colombian
Workers Speak Out Against Colombia FTA
Paramilitary death squads in Colombia have systematically assassinated
thousands of workers over the past twenty years for attempting to organize
unions. But who is the real victim in this union-busting bloodbath?
View photos of Colombian unionists who were brutally murdered for fighting for
workers' rights.
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