[CTC] Japantimes: Upshot of TPP prep talks with U.S. to be aired

[Arthur Stamoulis]

Dear friends:

Citizens Trade Campaign (CTC), the nation’s largest fair trade  
advocacy coalition, is pleased to announce formal affiliation by the  
Sierra Club, the nation’s largest grassroots environmental  
organization.  The affiliation comes as CTC intensifies its  
campaigning on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which negotiators  
are pushing to complete by this October.

We are excited to be working hand-in-hand with the Sierra Club for  
trade policy reforms needed to create a more just and sustainable  
global economy. The Sierra Club’s policy expertise and grassroots  
influence will be a huge asset as our coalition continues to demand a  
change in direction in the TPP negotiations.  As Ilana Solomon, the  
Sierra Club's lead on trade noted, by partnering with labor, family  
farm, consumer and other social justice organizations through CTC,  
Sierra Club members’ voices will likewise be amplified in the ongoing  
TPP debate.

The Sierra Club joins CTC’s existing member organizations, Americans  
for Democratic Action, Communications Workers of America, Friends of  
the Earth U.S., Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy,  
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,  
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, International Brotherhood  
of Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters,  
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers,  
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, National Family  
Farm Coalition, National Farmers Union, Pubic Citizen’s Global Trade  
Watch, TransAfrica Forum, UNITE HERE, United Methodist Church General  
Board of Church and Society, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, United  
Mineworkers of America, United Steelworkers, United Students Against  
Sweatshops and Witness for Peace.

Attached are the Sierra Club's guidelines for working with Club  
volunteers and staff on trade issues.

Best,

Arthur Stamoulis
Citizens Trade Campaign
(202) 494-8826



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