Legislative Alert
Letter to Senators to Oppose Legislation to Fast Track the TPP and Other Bad Trade Deals
… Dear Senator, H.R. 2146 Fast Track: Vote No On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I write urging you to oppose H.R. 2146, the Hatch-Wyden-Ryan “Fast Track 2015” legislation. We also oppose moving Fast Track prior to any vote … protect workers and ensure compliance by trading partners with internationally recognized ILO labor rights, including the right to be free from forced labor. This move is particularly troubling given the recent discovery of 139 unmarked graves in … package has also been weakened in a number of places, including Green 301 and the ENFORCE Act, undermining years of work by those standing for better, fairer trade policies. The bill also excludes other important provisions contained in the …