Press Release
AFL-CIO Ad Tells Congress: Listen to Workers, Say No to Fast Track
… DC, October 27, 2014) Today, the AFL-CIO and its affiliates began an unconventional four-week ad campaign designed to ensure that when Congress returns this November, they do not undermine our already fragile economy by moving forward with … negotiated trade deal that will cost hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs by making it easier for U.S. corporations to flee our shores,” said International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) President Tom Buffenbarger. … against fast track and the outdated, cynical trade deals that go with it.” "Trade agreements should not be designed to limit the ability of governments to implement and enforce laws that regulate business and protect our food, our …