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Woot! TPP looks dead for this yearWoot! TPP looks dead for this year

It may well be time for Teamsters to celebrate. The secret Trans-Pacific Partnership, also known as the TPP, looks to be dead this year!A key U.S. House of Representatives leader said yesterday there isn't enough time left on the calendar to pass a f…

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Another murdered Colombian trade unionist – brought to you by “free” tradeAnother murdered Colombian trade unionist – brought to you by “free” trade

Oscar López TriviñoMeet Oscar López Triviño. He’s the latest victim of so-called free trade.On November 9 Oscar was shot dead by paramilitaries in the Colombian city of Bugalagrande. Why? Because Oscar was a union member.Several days before his murde…

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Something’s fishy with the TPPSomething’s fishy with the TPP

TPP is an abbreviation for the much-maligned Trans-Pacific Partnership. But it also works as shorthand for Terrible Policy for Pescatarians and is equally apt. A Capitol Hill panel looking at seafood and the TPP raised serious concerns about what a…

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TPP needs a full debate, not a rubber stampTPP needs a full debate, not a rubber stamp

Congress returns to Washington next month and it will have the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on its agenda. Top-level trade officials from the U.S. and 11 other countries began their last full-fledged negotiations in Brunei yesterday and the effect…

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Union members lead Minnesota anti-TPP marchUnion members lead Minnesota anti-TPP march

Union members took to the street in Minneapolis to protest the TPP.About 200 Teamsters and other union members  marched against the  corporate-dominated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during a protest in downtown Minneapolis  yesterday afternoon. Th…

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