[CTC_TRADE] Administration to shut down federal office that tracks outsourcing

[Andrew Gussert]

Question: What are top trade campaigns we should focus on in 2010?

Number indicates votes received, with similar campaigns grouped together.  

If there is no number, it's one (1) vote.

 

Responses from the Participants:

 

Fighting offensively by using the Trade Act (14)

            Getting more Trade Act cosponsors, including Snowe, Boxer and
candidates (6)

 

Monitoring and Reforming the TPP, replacing past problems with a new model
(12)

 

Pushing Buy America (3), state procurement justice (4), local sweat free
procurement (3) and California State SB 657 (on supply chain and
transparency) (3)

            Related: At Christmas, running a campaign to 'Buy no gifts from
China' (4) 

 

Inserting Trade into 2010 state and local elections (9), including message
"Don't trade away our jobs" (2)

 

Repealing NAFTA Bill (7), Reviewing NAFTA (2), focus on Obama promise (2)

Related: Connecting Swine Flu to NAFTA (1), and NAFTA with NAM (2)

 

Climate Trade Justice (9), Raising awareness on Environment and Trade (2),
and Carbon, Climate, Global warming, Renewable energy (2)

 

Stopping the Bush Hangover FTAs (8)

 

Immigration and Trade (7), including Comprehensive Immigration Reform (3)

 

Highlighting Pacific Rim Mining connection to Chap. 11 and the Extractive
Industry (7)

 

Developing sustainable food systems (5)

 

Replacing fast track with a new negotiating system (2)

 

Turning the Teabaggers against free trade, FTAs, WTO, and TPP (2)

 

Highlighting Peru/Columbia Solidarity, especially with workers, indigenous
communities

 

Linking CAFTA and Honduras Coup to solidarity movement 

 

Focusing on WTO Authorization vote in Congress

 

 

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