Monthly Archive: June 2015

Jun 25

AFL-CIO RESPONSE TO FAST TRACK

  Fast Track Cleared For Vote In Senate By EVAN HALL • JUN 23, 2015 SHARETwitter Facebook Google+ Email Many in organized labor are critical of TPA and TPP, claiming that American workers will be hurt. FIRSTLOOK.ORG “If the Senate fails to approve this bill, neither Congress nor the American people will have a strong voice during these …

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Jun 22

CALL ON FASTRACK !!!!

2 of 2,747     The Fast Track fight is back in the Senate – please make a call! USW Rapid Response rapidresponse@usw.org via listserv.steelworkers.org          Deceptive Moves Send Fast Track Back to the Senate We’re expecting votes AGAIN in the Senate this week. How we got here: After the House Republican leadership …

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Jun 20

SEE HOW YOUR CONGRESS PERSON VOTED

  Despicable Behavior in Congress Pitting worker against worker, the House passes Fast Track again. It has become clear that Fast Track supporters will use any trick to advance their off shoring, outsourcing agenda. To get Fast Track through the House, they loaded it on a non-controversial a bill that protected pensions of federal firefighter …

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Jun 18

CALL TODAY ! NO TO FAST TRACK

1 of 2,732     The game has changed . . . again! Fast Track has Taken an Outrageous Turn Another Vote is Expected TODAY! Fast Track supporters just aren’t letting up, and neither can we. After more outrageous moves by Fast Track supporters, we are now expecting another vote today. A “stand-alone” Fast Track …

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Jun 17

UTAH AFL-CIO RESPONSE ON FAST TRACK

  FAST TRACK VOTE – WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE LABOR MOVEMENT What does this win mean for the labor movement? This trade debate is inspirational. Millions of people, exercising their free rights to inform their elected representatives is what our country’s founders envisioned.  Raising our collective voices and taking collective action empowered our …

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Jun 17

FAST TRACK UPDATE

          We delayed Fast Track yet again! Check this out for an important update to yesterday’s email. **The email below contains an important update to the link for the Fast Track votethat we provided you yesterday. Please make sure you know where your Representative stands on this critical issue and thank …

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Jun 17

P.A.C. RECOGNITION

    USW Local 392 has been recognized at the USW  District 12 convention as the #3 local for contributions to PAC between the two top locals in district 12. Our members volunteer to donate over $100,000 a year. Way to go members of USW LOCAL 392. Chris Lowe Recording Secretary USW local 392

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Jun 15

FAST TRACK UPDATE

  We Succeeded in Delaying Fast Track Today Expect more to come next week. While pro-Fast Track lawmakers suffered a defeat today, we are fully expecting them to revisit the issue next week. What happened today? For Fast Track to advance to the President, the House needed to pass both Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) AND …

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Jun 15

FAST TRACK UPDATE

                   

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Jun 03

Action Call For Fast Track

  Reminder: critical action needed this week! Every Call Counts Join in the June 3 National Call-In Day and Help STOP Fast Track! Last week, the Senate voted 62-37 to pass Fast Track. The fight now moves to the real battleground in the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently they don’t have the votes to pass …

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