AFL-CIO Hints at Decided Opposition to TPP
The AFL-CIO flatly rejected the Trans-Pacific Partnership in a memo to reporters on Sept. 22. “No amount of negotiations make TPP a good deal for working people,” said the title of the memo, which the network of unions issued only…
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hours after U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman publicly touted progress in the negotiations (see 1509220015). The AFL-CIO faulted U.S. negotiators for failing to prioritize enforceable currency language in TPP negotiations and falling short on ensuring protections for U.S. auto manufacturing. The memo also criticized the pact’s investor-state dispute settlement language. “So far, the TPP appears to be little more than a set of rules that promote outsourcing and benefit outsourcers,” said the memo.