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TPP: The Largest and Most DangerousTrade Agreement Youve Never Heard Of
A Global Race to the Bottom Continues
Negotiations being kept secret from the public but not from corporations
US Sovereignty at risk
Jobs will disappear in all sectors
Health and safety regulations at risk
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The Race to the Bottom Strategy
What Corporations and
What They Said What Really
Political Allies Did Would Happen Happened
Cut Labor Reduce/Eliminate Unions
Cut Labor Costs
Increase Productivity
Globalize Profits Historic Highs
Investment Productivity not JobsCut Government Jobs 20m w/o full time
jobs
Taxes on Wealthy + Corps Wages Stagnant
Social Spending Quality of Life ErodedDeregulate
Trade Surplus
Trade Deficit
Environment
Trade
Labor
Politics
Privatize & Cut Govt Jobs
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Corporate Attack on Workers Power
60year campaign to weaken and eliminate unions, led by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Limit collective bargaining coverage and oppose worker friendly legislation
Oppose worker organizing (firings, shut down threats, etc)
Block Employee Free Choice Act
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Decline in Union Representation
17.1%
12.4%
35.7%
28.5%
6.6%
1920 1930 1940 1945 1950 1953 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Union Members as % of Private Sector Workforce
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0% to 9%
10% to 20%
21% to 30%
31% +Source: Unionstats.com
UNION DENSITY
1964: 29.3%
1974: 26.2%
1984: 19.1%
1994: 15.7%
2004: 12.6%
2010: 11.9%
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destroy unions political clout
Union Membership USA
0.02.0
4.06.08.0
10.012.014.016.018.020.022.024.026.028.0
30.032.034.036.038.040.042.0
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Date
% o f W
o r k f o r c e
O r g a n
i z e d
Public Sector- Prior to '80
Public Sector- Post '80
Overall Economy- Prior '80
Overall Economy- Post '80
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With Attacks on Unions, Wages Stagnate
1947 1955 1963 1971 1979 1987 1995 2003 2011
$731
$462
$1,178
$631
Real average weekly wages
Weekly wages if tiedto productivity
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Productivity Average Wage of Non Supervisory Workers; Consumer Price Index
Actual wages compared to estimated increases if wages had risen with productivity
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CEO Pay Skyrockets
354
2012
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Decline in Union Representation
17.1%
12.4%
35.7%
28.5%
6.6%
1920 1930 1940 1945 1950 1953 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Union Members as % of Private Sector Workforce
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With Attacks on Unions, Wages Stagnate
1947 1955 1963 1971 1979 1987 1995 2003 2011
$731
$462
$1,178
$631
Real average weekly wages
Weekly wages if tiedto productivity
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Productivity Average Wage of Non Supervisory Workers; Consumer Price Index
Actual wages compared to estimated increases if wages had risen with productivity
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The Race to the Bottom Strategy
What Corporations and
What They Said What Really
Political Allies Did Would Happen Happened
Cut Labor Reduce/Eliminate Unions
Cut Labor Costs
Increase Productivity
Globalize Profits Historic Highs
Investment Productivity not JobsCut Government Jobs 20m w/o full time
jobs
Taxes on Wealthy + Corps Wages Stagnant
Social Spending Quality of Life ErodedDeregulate
Trade Surplus
Trade Deficit
Environment
Trade
Labor
Politics
Privatize & Cut Govt Jobs
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NAFTA:
Destroyed Jobs and Exploded the Trade Deficit NAFTA eliminated over 700,000 jobs from the U.S. U.S. had $1.6 billion trade surplus with Mexico before NAFTA; Today, we have a $97.2 billion
trade deficit.
1993 (Before NAFTA)$1.3 Billion Trade
SURPLUSSupported 29,400 jobs
2010 $97.2 Billion Trade DeficitDestroyed Over 700,000
jobs
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KORUS:
Jobs Promised, Not Delivered The 2010 Korea US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) was supposed
to add over 70,000 jobs. Instead it destroyed 40,000.
KORUS was supposed
to lower the U.S. trade deficit with Korea. In its first year, the deficit worsened by $5.8 billion
a whopping 39.8% increase in ONE year!
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More Free Trade Pacts = Higher
Trade Deficits1.0% 1.0%
3.1%
5.8%
3.6%
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
SURPLUS
DEFICIT
Net Exports as a Percentage of GDP
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The TPP is Much Bigger than NAFTA
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TPP is Not Just About Trade
E c o n o
m y
T e l e c o m m u ni c a t i o n s
F i n a n c i a l R e g u l a t i o n
Agriculture
Investment
Environment
State ownedEnterprises
G o v e r n m e n
t
P r o c u r e m
e n t
P r ic e o f m e d ic in e
P a t e n t s
Rules of Origin
Food Safety
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The TPP Is a Back Room DealBeing Negotiated in Secret
Members of Congress, journalists, and civil society are excluded from seeing draft texts
Draft texts and proposals will not be released until four years after the talks have concluded or a deal is reached
600 corporate advisors have access to key texts and proposals
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Partial List of Official Advisors to USTR
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TPP: Why so Secret??We are troubled that important policy decisions
are being
made
without
the full input from Congress.
If Congress and
the public are not informed of the exact terms of the agreement until the conclusion process, then any opportunity for meaningful input is lost.134 Members of the House of Representatives
The majority of Congress is being kept in the dark as
to the
substance
of
the
TPP
negotiations, while representatives of U.S. corporations
like Halliburton, Chevron, PHRMA, Comcast, and the Motion Picture Association of America are being consulted and made privy to details of the agreement.
Senator
Wyden Chair of Senate
Subcommittee on Trade
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The TPP Will Exacerbate OurDemocracy Crisis
Attack governments before private tribunals demanding our tax dollars to compensate loss of expected future
profits
from environmental, health, safety, land use, and zoning laws
Call Center Bill
could
be subject to challenge Many laws, rules andregulations could besubject to challenge.
TPP would empower corporations to:
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The TPP Will Exacerbate our
Economic Crisis
Loss of More Jobs
Call center and other service sector jobs
Manufacturing jobs
U.S federal government contracts
to foreign firms
Further Erosion of Standard of Living
Wages, benefits and collective bargaining rights.
Faster Race to the Bottom
TPP includes Vietnam which is the lowcost, no labor rights, low environmental protection alternative to China
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Service Sector Jobs will disappear
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A problem will become a crisis
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Vietnam No Labor Rights
Suppression of the right to form independent unions. The law [in Vietnam] does not allow
workers to organize and join independent unions of their choice.
(US State Department)
Restrictions on Strikes. Vietnams Labor Code allows party controlled unions to strike but imposes strict and cumbersome conditions that
must first be met, which effectively nullify this right. (Human Rights Watch)
Goods produced by Child Labor and Forced Labor. Vietnam is guilty of using child labor and forced labor in its garment sector. (US State Department)
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Vietnam Low Wages
$58.00
$8.70
$4.59$2.23
United States Malaysia China Vietnam
Daily Minimum Wages(January 2013 in Dollars)
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Vietnam Slave Labor
Vietnam is one of 3 Countries found by our Department of Labor to use child slave labor
There is a US arms embargo against Vietnam because of its human
rights violations and imprisonment of political dissidents
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Child Slavery
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Broken Promises Trade Agreements sometimes have Labor Chapters
in a half attempt to allow American workers to compete with countries with poor labor standards.
These chapters are written with very weak language:...strive to ensure, etc.
Examples: Bahrain
Failed to uphold its own weak labor laws. Suspended and restricted many of its labor laws. During Arab Spring, Bahrains King suspended free speech,
right to protest, and others. Forcibly dissolved Bahrains labor federation.
Colombia FTAs Labor Action Plan has completely failed. Rampant violence and murder against laborers throughout the country. Evidence of forced, compulsory, and even child labor.
Honduras Employers often use selective layoffs to bust
or avoid unions. Inadequate and/or corrupt labor inspections. 36% of employers dont pay minimum wage.
Guatemala Blatant violence against laborers and labor leaders. Unenforceable labor laws. Bogus penalty system where violating country pays a fine to itself.
Examples of Failed Labor Protections in Free Trade Agreements
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TPP jeopardizes the safety of our food
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TPP is Not Just About Trade
E c o n o
m y
T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
F i n a n c i a l R e g u l a t i o n
Agriculture
Investment
Environment
State ownedEnterprises
G o v e r n m e n t
P r o c u r e m
e n t
P r ic e o f m e d ic in e
P a t e n t s
Rules of Origin
Food Safety
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We Can Create Our Own Power We Have Won in the Past
Successful battles Won
Against CorporatePower-Grabs via Trade Agreements
DERAILED: WTO Expansion: Seattle 99 today
DERAILED: MAI (Multilateral Agreement on Investment)
DERAILED: US
Malaysia, US
SAf Customs Union, US
Thailand, US UAE, Egypt FTAs, and more.
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The TPP Process in the U.S.
Negotiations: Ongoing, governments want to conclude in Dec
Request for
Fast
Track
possibly
within
next
few
months
Congressional Vote on Fast Track
Congressional Vote on Agreement
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Fast Track
Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority
(TPA)
is a way to force trade agreements through Congress
No ability by Congress to change the text of the
agreements
Often presented with little time to review them
Only allow a yes or no vote on the total agreement
Congress cedes its Constitutional Authority to the President34
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People are Fighting Back
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Other Americans Are FightingBack
Protests in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas,San Diego, Leesburg.
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We Are Not Alone -
The GlobalFight Has Begun
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Malaysians are Fighting Back
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Japanese are Fighting Back
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Australians are Fighting Back
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Its Up to All of Us to Spread the
Word and Let the Secret Out
Talk to people about the issue
Distribute flyers and information
Distribute and Collect Post Cards
InDistrict Meetings with Member of
Congress
Letters to the Editor
Go to our tool kits for all the information you need:
http://www.stopthetpp.org
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TAKE ACTION
Call Senator and Representatives
CD address zip to 69866
202 224 3121
Go to
www.stopthetpp.org
Text CWAAction
to 69866
http://www.stopthetpp.org/http://www.stopthetpp.org/
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