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OrwellwasRight

(5,170 posts) Sun Dec 8, 2013, 10:11 PM Dec 2013

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DU this petition on the TPP trade talks please!

Cross Post from the Economy Group:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/111644653

This petition doesn't call for no TPP, but it does demand worker-friendly terms (including clear labor and environmental standards, no caving to big Pharma, and no investor to state dispute settlement (ISDS).

http://act.aflcio.org/c/18/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=7025

(Video is bilingual, petition is also available in Spanish)

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DU this petition on the TPP trade talks please! (Original Post) OrwellwasRight Dec 2013 OP

There are reasons why barack obama is keeping this secret from us, none good nt msongs Dec 2013 #1

It is likely to be yet another in a line of corporate rights agreements. OrwellwasRight Dec 2013 #2

k&r idwiyo Dec 2013 #3

Signed happily RGinNJ Dec 2013 #4

msongs

(67,405 posts)

1. There are reasons why barack obama is keeping this secret from us, none good nt

Reply to OrwellwasRight (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 10:16 PM

Dec 2013

OrwellwasRight

(5,170 posts)

2. It is likely to be yet another in a line of corporate rights agreements.

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 10:23 PM

Dec 2013

More likely to be so if average people -- including loyal Democrats -- don't act and share the word.

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

3. k&r

Reply to OrwellwasRight (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 10:33 PM

Dec 2013

RGinNJ

(1,020 posts)

4. Signed happily

Reply to OrwellwasRight (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 10:53 PM

Dec 2013

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