{"id":16908,"date":"2016-02-10T17:20:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T17:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calitics.com\/?p=16908"},"modified":"2016-02-10T18:51:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T18:51:54","slug":"pulaski-congress-must-reject-job-killing-tpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/10\/pulaski-congress-must-reject-job-killing-tpp\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulaski: Congress Must Reject Job-Killing TPP"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Steve Smith<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ARTPulaskiTPP\"<\/a>On Monday, West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon, representing a fake astroturf group <\/a>\u00a0called the \u201cProgressive Coalition for American Jobs,\u201d penned a misleading op-ed in the Sacramento Bee in support of the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Cabaldon used a study from the Peterson Institute to help make his case that the TPP is good for jobs. Unfortunately for Cabaldon, he must not have actually read the study he cited because it actually says the flawed deal wouldn\u2019t create any jobs AND it would lead to fewer good-paying manufacturing jobs.<\/p>\n

Today, California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski set the record straight with his own op-ed in the Bee<\/a>, pointing out the many harmful effects of the deal.<\/p>\n

Like every other recent trade pact, the TPP is chock-full of goodies for corporate special interests while woefully inadequate on labor and environmental safeguards. The chief problem that plagued deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement is that labor standards were weak or unenforceable, encouraging corporate CEOs to move their operations to countries that pay meager wages in comparison to U.S. wages. NAFTA led to 700,000 jobs shipped overseas.<\/p>\n

The TPP is no different. In fact, the Peterson Institute report that Cabaldon cites finds that the trade deal wouldn\u2019t be a job creator for America, but would lead to 121,000 fewer manufacturing jobs by 2030\u2026That\u2019s a major red flag for anyone concerned about the future of our middle class.<\/p>\n

Another recent study by the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University paints a much bleaker picture. It projects that the TPP will lead to GDP contraction in the U.S. and job losses and increased inequality in all participating countries. Experts say the deal could also undermine California\u2019s efforts to combat climate change, result in higher prescription drug prices and allow rampant currency manipulation by other countries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anyone who thinks this rotten deal will help address inequality in America clearly isn\u2019t paying attention (or even worse, they\u2019re drinking the corporate Kool-Aid).\u00a0 Bottom line, progressives like Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are rejecting the deal. Conservatives are also blasting it, including Republican congressional candidate Scott Jones<\/a>, who\u2019s running against Rep. Ami Bera, who sold-out workers on last year\u2019s fast track vote<\/a>. The notion that Cabaldon and his bogus \u201cprogressive\u201d coalition are supporting workers is laughable. Real progressives (as well as many other folks across the political spectrum) oppose the TPP and know from experience this deal will further gut out the middle class.<\/p>\n

Pulaski:<\/p>\n

The legacy of America\u2019s broken trade policy is shuttered factories, outsourced jobs and a widening gap between the wealthy and everyone else. It doesn\u2019t have to be this way. It\u2019s time for Congress to take a stand in support of working people instead of kowtowing to corporate lobbyists. For the sake of our future, Congress must reject the TPP.<\/p>\n

—<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cross post from Labor’s Edge<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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