Executive Council Statement
Get Off the 'Fast Track' to Job Loss
… the U. S. Trade Representative (USTR) is rushing full bore into these agreements—and seeking “Fast Track” trade authority to do so. Fast Track is an undemocratic, unaccountable process that has been used to shield agreements under negotiation from … rights, civil society’s ability to regulate corporate power and democracy itself. This is why unions globally continue to work with like-minded groups to change the course of globalization by changing the rules of trade—along with complementary … Unfortunately, this is not the TPP as we know it. Certainly, those who support the TPP as currently configured use the right buzzwords and are attempting to create the perception that “this time it’s different.” But workers know it’s not. …