Landmark new
fair trade legislation was recently introduced into Congress -- your help is needed to get it moving.
The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act (HR.6180/S.3083) shifts the trade debate in favor of new rules for globalization that will ensure economic security and solid jobs for American workers, while offering opportunities for sustainable development in poor countries -- all in a manner that actually improves public health, consumer safety, the environment and democratic accountability.
The TRADE Act's commonsense provisions:
* Establish mandatory standards for future trade agreements regarding labor, the environment, consumer safety, trade in services, public procurement, agriculture, intellectual property, states' rights and more.
* Require the review and renegotiation of existing trade pacts, such as NAFTA, CAFTA and the WTO, so that they meet the new standards.
* Reassert Congressional authority and public oversight in the trade policymaking process.
Please sign this petition to ask Members of Congress from Oregon to cosponsor this important bill.
Trade policies that create a global "race to the bottom" in working conditions, wages, environmental standards and human rights are hurting Oregon. There can be real benefits to international trade, but many people in communities across Oregon and the world have been harmed under the existing trade model.
We the undersigned therefore urge you to cosponsor the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act, HR.6180/S.3083. This commonsense legislation will help ensure that U.S. trade policy finally becomes a means of improving living standards, retaining good jobs, protecting the environment and safeguarding public health.
Thank you for your consideration.
