To: Sen. Bernard Sanders (VT-2)
.@BernieSanders: Lead Atlanta Protest Against TPP
Just Foreign Policy
Bernie Sanders should go to Atlanta to lead a protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Why is this important?
Officials from the U.S. and 11 other countries will meet on September 30 in Atlanta to try to finalize the job-killing, climate-destroying, drug price-raising Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement [TPP]. [1] Most congressional Democrats, all labor unions, and almost all environmental groups oppose the proposed agreement.
Unions and firms involved in U.S. auto production are particularly concerned about the Atlanta talks. “This is a lot of jobs, and we need our government to recognize the value of those jobs and take a firm line,” said Thea Lee, deputy chief of staff at the AFL-CIO. “There is danger, in the final days of negotiations, that a bad deal will be cut” on automobile rules.
Humanitarian organizations opposed to higher prescription drug prices are also particularly concerned about the Atlanta talks. Big pharmaceutical companies are seeking up to 12 years of protection from competition against generics for name-brand biologic drugs. Humanitarian organizations want fewer years of protection of brand-name drugs from competition so the drugs will be affordable.
Atlanta is a major U.S. city. Such a city should be the site of a major protest against the TPP when TPP talks are held there. But trade officials have kept the venue of talks a secret until this week.
Bernie Sanders can draw a crowd of 10,000 people in any major city in America right now.
Urge Bernie Sanders to go to Atlanta to lead a protest against the TPP by signing our petition.
References:
1. http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-pacific-partners-seek-to-conclude-trade-pact-in-atlanta-1443117418
Unions and firms involved in U.S. auto production are particularly concerned about the Atlanta talks. “This is a lot of jobs, and we need our government to recognize the value of those jobs and take a firm line,” said Thea Lee, deputy chief of staff at the AFL-CIO. “There is danger, in the final days of negotiations, that a bad deal will be cut” on automobile rules.
Humanitarian organizations opposed to higher prescription drug prices are also particularly concerned about the Atlanta talks. Big pharmaceutical companies are seeking up to 12 years of protection from competition against generics for name-brand biologic drugs. Humanitarian organizations want fewer years of protection of brand-name drugs from competition so the drugs will be affordable.
Atlanta is a major U.S. city. Such a city should be the site of a major protest against the TPP when TPP talks are held there. But trade officials have kept the venue of talks a secret until this week.
Bernie Sanders can draw a crowd of 10,000 people in any major city in America right now.
Urge Bernie Sanders to go to Atlanta to lead a protest against the TPP by signing our petition.
References:
1. http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-pacific-partners-seek-to-conclude-trade-pact-in-atlanta-1443117418