Convention Resolution
Resolution 50: Opposition to the Dominican Republic–Central American Free Trade Agreement
… million Central Americans struggling in poverty and the millions of hardworking immigrants in this nation most vulnerable to layoffs and mistreatment. Flawed trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the proposed … CAFTA widen our trade deficit, subject domestic laws protecting our workers, consumers, public services and health to challenge by foreign corporations and do nothing to promote democracy, workers’ rights or the building of a middle class … and n Through the AFL-CIO political mobilization structure, including our state federations and central labor councils, work to hold elected officials and candidates from both political parties accountable for their position on flawed trade …