[CTC] Republicans may offer greater support than Dems on Korea FTA

[Citizens Trade Campaign]

Below is a summary of media hits from a quick report our intern put  
together from at TAA data readily available on the Labor Department  
website.  We used the report to add pressure on our main House and  
Senate targets on the TRADE Act.  The link to our press release and  
the report itself is: http://www.citizenstrade.org/orftc-release062910.php

Arthur Stamoulis
Oregon Fair Trade Campaign
(503) 736-9777


Job Loss Report Media Summary

June/July 2010



“Workers Rally Against Free Trade at Blue Heron,” Oregon City News,  
July 7, 2010

http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=127844577785782000

The bankruptcy-plagued Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City again  
became a flashpoint for frustration as displaced workers and union  
leaders gathered there last week to release a new study about the  
effect of free-trade agreements on Oregon's high unemployment rate.  
Arguing that trade-related job loss accounted for a significant  
portion of Oregon’s ongoing unemployment problem, they touted  
statistics showing that last year was unprecedented in Oregon for  
trade job losses. U.S. Labor Department figures showed losses more  
than 300 percent above average.



“Labor leaders call for reforms,” Register Guard, July 7, 2010.

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/business/24993689-41/trade-labor-oregon-jobs-springfield.csp

Local labor leaders and displaced workers called for trade and  
immigration reform at a press conference in Springfield on Tuesday.   
“I think that people are feeling urgency about adopting real solutions  
to address our economic situation,” said Samantha Chirillo, Lane  
County organizer with the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign.



“How safe is your job?,” Gazette Times, July 3, 2010

http://gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_6fe2b098-8738-11df-a496-001cc4c002e0.html

Until recently, Mitch Besser had a good job as a software engineer,  
pulling down close to $90,000 a year at International Game Technology  
in Corvallis. Now he's wondering where his next paycheck is coming  
from.  IGT, a slot machine manufacturer and provider of casino  
software, shut down its Corvallis site last week, eliminating 57 local  
jobs. And while some employees were able to relocate to the company's  
Las Vegas office, most of those jobs have disappeared for good - at  
least in this country.



“How safe is your job?,” Democratic Herald, July 3, 2010

http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_f8b5f954-8736-11df-ae9b-001cc4c002e0.html

Outsourcing American jobs overseas has been a familiar story since  
NAFTA opened the free trade floodgates in 1994.  But now there's a new  
twist: Instead of just exporting unskilled factory jobs to low-wage  
countries, an increasing number of U.S. companies are cutting costs by  
giving highly skilled technical positions to foreign workers.



“Oregon Group Advocates for Fair Trade,” KEZI-TV, July 6, 2010

http://kezi.com/news/local/180386

A local trade and immigration reform group says more than 25 percent  
of Oregon's job losses are trade-related. The Lane County Labor  
Council voiced their concerns Tuesday. Ed Gunderson is one example of  
what the group says is wrong with the current system. He lost a job he  
held for 25 years when the company he worked for moved to Canada.



“Union Members Rally Outside Oregon City Paper Mill,” OPB, June 29, 2010

http://news.opb.org/article/7733-union-members-rally-outside-oregon-city-paper-mill/

Union members rallied outside the Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City  
Tuesday. As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, they say trade agreements  
are compounding the state's unemployment problems.



“Fair Trade,” Jefferson Exchange, July 7, 2010

http://www.ijpr.org/OnlineAudioComments.asp?OnlineAudioID=4911

Is "free trade" the same thing as "fair trade"?  Plenty of people feel  
that free trade hurts American workers.  Fair trade, immigration, and  
food security: these three issues are intertwined and the Oregon Fair  
Trade Campaign is on a mission to raise public awareness through  
discussions, public forums, and policy changes.



“Stop sending jobs overseas,” Portland IMC, June 29, 2010

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2010/06/400722.shtml

On June 29, 2010, displaced workers, union leaders and fair trade  
advocates gathered outside the Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City to  
release a new study about the affect of trade-related job loss on  
Oregon's high unemployment rate. 2009 was an unprecedented year in  
Oregon for trade-related job losses certified by the U.S. Labor  
Department -- more than 300% higher than usual.



“Record Trade-Related Job Losses Hit Oregon,” KBOO Evening news, June  
29, 2010



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