Fair Trade Team, Continuing our fight to stop Fast Track and the TPP means we now have to counter the propaganda campaign coming from the U.S. Trade Representatives office and the Pro-TPP corporate media. Coalition partners have some plans to do just that, beginning with two Twitter Storms today, and a special call on Sunday, March 30, with communications specialists from partner organizations, who will share talking points and plans for our counter attack. (And read our share at the end of this message about a friend in Congress whos been named Truthdigger of the week.) FOR NOW: Be sure to join us! (Scroll down for each set of Tweets!) Information about this Sundays call follows the tweets! - AFTER 10:15 a.m. - Join us in tweeting about the new AFL-CIO report: NAFTA at 20. The report (which will be available online after 10:15 a.m. so dont tweet before then) compiles and analyzes existing evidence to evaluate the impact of NAFTA on the working people of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It concludes that while NAFTA may have increased trade flows and corporate economic and political power, it also depressed wages, exacerbated inequality, and threatened the public interest and democratic governance. The report concludes with specific recommendations for improving our trade model so that is raises wages and promotes shared prosperity. - STARTING AT NOON - Join us in support of the CWA Welcome to Twitter Party for US Trade Rep Michael Froman, who joined Twitter last Friday. From CWA communications specialist Beth Allen: I guess he thought that pro-Trade Politico chat went so well that he wanted to get in on the fun.Were throwing a twitterwarming party for him! Weve thought up a few tweets, but feel free to create your own. Our plan is to make this a somewhat regular event, so dont use up all your best ideas! Join us starting at noon as we say hello to Mr. Froman and demand that he address our broken trade policies. AFL-CIO STORM: (After 10:15 EST) 700,000 U.S. jobs were lost because of #NAFTA: pic.twitter/YlR7tiYtv4 #NAFTAat20 aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 Union density fell in U.S., Canada and Mexico due to #NAFTA: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 #1u #TodayILearned #NAFTA wasnt good for the environment, didnt grow the middle class: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 #NAFTA put corporations in charge of Americas economic policy: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 What have we learned from #NAFTAat20? We cant allow big corporations take charge of our trade policy: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 Guess what? 20 yrs of #NAFTA caused job loss, wage stagnation, increased inequality: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 teaches us that access to affordable medicines is under attack--> aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 teaches us that #ISDS (private justice for corporations) is undemocratic, destructive: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 shows that Mexico didnt take U.S. jobs, global businesses did: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #1u 20 yrs of #NAFTA proves that we must do better for the families of North America: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 shows that core labor rights are critical to shared prosperity, high wages: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #1u Mexico lost 1 million jobs in corn alone during the 90s, mostly due to #NAFTA: aflcio.org/NAFTAat20 #NAFTAat20 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ CWA STORM: (STARTING AT NOON) Hey @MikeFroman, welcome to Twitter! Why are we allowing a human rights violator like Vietnam into the #TPP? go.cwa.net/QcsK8q (Click to Tweet: ctt.ec/PVmT7) .@MikeFroman, minimum wage in Vietnam is 28 cents an hour. Why are we putting US jobs at stake in the #TPP? go.cwa.net/QcsK8q (Click to Tweet: ctt.ec/sa1kS) .@MikeFroman, the US stands to lose 40k jobs since the #TPP will increase the US trade deficit with Vietnam. go.cwa.net/QcsK8q (Click to Tweet: ctt.ec/5b2kB) .@MikeFroman, why is the public not allowed to see the text of the #TPP agreement? go.cwa.net/QcsK8q (Click to Tweet: ctt.ec/6AChr) Hey @MikeFroman! @USDOL says Vietnam uses forced child labor in garment production. Why r they in the #TPP? go.cwa.net/QcsK8q (Click to Tweet: ctt.ec/13gVq) In 2012, @USDOL named Vietnam 1 of 7 countries that makes products with forced child labor. Y are they in the #TPP? bit.ly/15FmQyg (Click to Tweet: ctt.ec/Mc9Qf) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DONT FORGET TO JOIN THE CALL THIS SUNDAY! National TPP Team Conference Call - Controlling the Spin Sunday, March 30, 2014, 4:30 p.m. Pacific, 7:30 p.m. Eastern (90 minute call) Call in number: 559-726-1300 Participant Access Code: 951146# Meeting Room URL: anymeeting/moveforjustice1 ______________________________________________________
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