(Source: Teamster Nation, June 6, 2013)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There are lots of reasons for Americans to be wary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Negotiations are being conducted in secret. The deal could also let big business make an end run around U.S. worker protections and environmental rules and threaten dairy farmers’ livelihood.
But the potential trade pact is no prize for those living in developing nations either. While it could end up creating new employment opportunities, these are jobs no one should want. They will likely only go to the most desperate nations willing to accept the worst pay and conditions for their people, according to several guests appearing on the “Democracy Now” program today.
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