Organized labor and other opponents of CAFTA, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, will stage a "Call-in Day" to Congress Wednesday, April 13. It is one of several events planned during a Global Week of Action.
CAFTA, which would include Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and the United States, would be the biggest trade agreement since NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, was approved 10 years ago. Congress begins hearings on CAFTA Wednesday.
"Unless we can turn this flawed approach to trade around, agreements like the CAFTA will put more workers out of a job, jeopardize rural farmers, threaten the environment, reduce access to life-saving medicines and stifle democracy," organizers of the Call-in Day said.
To participate in the Call-in, organizers have set up a toll-free phone number to the Capitol switchboard, 1-888-355-3588. Give the operator your zip code to be connected to your representative. (Note: this phone number will only be available Wednesday, April 13).
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The AFL-CIO and other organizers of the Call-in Day say they want to send a message to Congress "that U.S. trade policies must promote fair trade and sustainable development policies designed to reduce poverty in the U.S. and the region." CAFTA, which would contain no provisions to protect workers, human rights or the environment, fails that test, they said.
The Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition is coordinating phone calls from unions, environmental organizations and community groups across the state. One of the most active unions on trade is the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers, which represents workers in the sugar beet processing industry along the North Dakota-Minnesota border.
"We want trade. Trade is good," said Mark Froemke, a leader of the Grain Millers union. "But we want fair trade ? not a race to the bottom."
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For more information
Visit the Workday Minnesota special section, Trade and jobs
Analysis and resources about CAFTA are available at www.stopcafta.org and www.citizenstrade.org
For more on the Global Week of Action, go to www.april2005.org
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Organized labor and other opponents of CAFTA, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, will stage a “Call-in Day” to Congress Wednesday, April 13. It is one of several events planned during a Global Week of Action.
CAFTA, which would include Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and the United States, would be the biggest trade agreement since NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, was approved 10 years ago. Congress begins hearings on CAFTA Wednesday.
“Unless we can turn this flawed approach to trade around, agreements like the CAFTA will put more workers out of a job, jeopardize rural farmers, threaten the environment, reduce access to life-saving medicines and stifle democracy,” organizers of the Call-in Day said.
To participate in the Call-in, organizers have set up a toll-free phone number to the Capitol switchboard, 1-888-355-3588. Give the operator your zip code to be connected to your representative. (Note: this phone number will only be available Wednesday, April 13).
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The AFL-CIO and other organizers of the Call-in Day say they want to send a message to Congress “that U.S. trade policies must promote fair trade and sustainable development policies designed to reduce poverty in the U.S. and the region.” CAFTA, which would contain no provisions to protect workers, human rights or the environment, fails that test, they said.
The Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition is coordinating phone calls from unions, environmental organizations and community groups across the state. One of the most active unions on trade is the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers, which represents workers in the sugar beet processing industry along the North Dakota-Minnesota border.
“We want trade. Trade is good,” said Mark Froemke, a leader of the Grain Millers union. “But we want fair trade ? not a race to the bottom.”
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For more information
Visit the Workday Minnesota special section, Trade and jobs
Analysis and resources about CAFTA are available at www.stopcafta.org and www.citizenstrade.org
For more on the Global Week of Action, go to www.april2005.org