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Push our candidate to renegotiate NAFTA!

By Damien - Jun 8th, 2008 at 12:16 pm EDT

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Tags: Free trade agreements, labor, Mexico, NAFTA, trade, trade agreements

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Remember when Obama and Clinton were talking about renegotiating NAFTA during their campaigns in Ohio and Texas? Let's push Obama to keep his word! The best thing (IMO) about Obama's candidacy is the popular movement behind him, which largely replaces corporate lobbyists. That means that we have a voice and can influence policy through him, in principle. Have a look at this website to learn more about why NAFTA needs to be renegotiated, and sign the petition to push our candidate to commit to doing so. Briefly, NAFTA lacked enforceable and effective labor and environmental protections. Its shortcomings are evidenced by the migration of manufacturing jobs across the border and the stagnation of wages and occupational safety legislation in Mexico. Read more about it here. If you feel inclined, sign the petition to pressure our future president to work on renegotiating NAFTA.

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Re: Of course

By Damien Jun 8th 2008 at 12:45 pm EDT

Scrapping it may not be the best thing to do. But it should definitely be set up for periodic reassessment, not set in stone. Our economy is constantly changing, and NAFTA needs to evolve to meet our needs. Not to mention the glaring labor and environmental shortcomings that manifested themselves in NAFTA shortly after it was enacted. We can fix it. Obama said he'd do it. Let's make him keep his word ;-)

Done

By Liz Jun 8th 2008 at 1:09 pm EDT

thanks for sharing.

NAFTA IS A HUGE MESS and so are all the global trade agreements that our Congress has agreed to. They all support multinational corporations at the expense of the workers.

Until there is a Global trade union to protect workers of the world, all the legislation in the world is meaningless. Workers all over the world need local union protection.

Re: Done

By Damien Jun 8th 2008 at 1:12 pm EDT

Thanks Liz. With the economy ranked as the number one issue among likely voters, this needs to be a top-tier issue. Ending the war in Iraq which is a horrendous money pit is another. But, as you say, restructuring our current trade agreements to enforce labor protections is vital. Something we should demand from a progressive president.

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