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Labor unions rally at Grant Park

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Admin2

. Hundreds of Chicago-area labor leaders and activists gathered in Grant Park Monday to rally and march for more jobs. Organizers said they want to ”prevent a new NAFTA.” Chicago labor unions say a looming free trade agreement, the “Trans … Continue reading →

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TPPA represents the great New Zealand sell-out

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Admin2

A well attended meeting, held last Wendesday night in Wellington, was told that the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) equated to the ‘great New Zealand sell-out” The 130+  people attending the forum, hosted by the Wellington based TPPA Action Group,  … Continue reading →

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TPP – 21st century agreement or 19th century?

Posted on June 15, 2010 by admin

A second round of negotiations towards the Transpacific Partnership Trade Agreement (TPPTA) will open next week in San Francisco. New Zealand is one of eight parties along with the US, Australia, Singapore, Chile, Peru, Brunei and Vietnam, and others may join.
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Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Zealand jumping onto a sinking ship

Posted on March 14, 2010 by admin

Talks started in Melbourne today for the US, Australia, Peru and Vietnam to join an expanded Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP, currently comprising NZ, Chile, Brunei, and Singapore, known as the P4 Agreement), with November 2011, when the US hosts APEC, as the target to seal the deal. This will be used as the backdoor means to secure a US/NZ Free Trade Agreement. Already the Americans have said that they see this as more than a mere free trade deal but as a vehicle for broader Asia/Pacific economic integration, which has enormous political implications. Alarm bells should be loudly sounding.
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