Trade

TPP: Four Potential Partners Don’t Comply with International Labor Rights

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By max cyril

A new AFL-CIO report released today finds that four nations that would be major players under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are out of compliance with international labor standards and, therefore, with the commitments they would undertake under the TPP. The report—The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Four Countries That Don’t Comply with U.S. Trade Laws—finds that workers in …

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Five Causes of Wage Stagnation in the United States

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A series of recent reports from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) make clear the case for why wages have stagnated in the United States. Before digging into the details, it’s important to note a few things. First off, wage stagnation is not a small problem, it’s something that affects 90% of all workers. As one …

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WTO Finds China Broke Trade Laws, But Steelworkers President Says Action Not Enough

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Yesterday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that China had illegally blocked the export of Chinese raw materials. Chinese tightening of raw material exports had the effect of artificially reducing prices for Chinese goods, because non-Chinese manufacturers couldn’t obtain materials as cheaply as Chinese firms could. “The panel found that China’s export duties were inconsistent …

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China Drops Some Wind Power Subsidies After USW Complaint

GM, Healthcare, Trade, It’s All Related

Leave a Comment / General Motors / By max cyril

As I noted yesterday in connection with the bankruptcy of General Motors, I am in favor of spending money on trying to save peoples’ jobs–we are talking about the survival of communities and the lives of thousands of people. But, having now spent the morning reading various media reports about the GM bankruptcy, it’s startling …

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TPP: Four Potential Partners Don’t Comply with International Labor Rights

Five Causes of Wage Stagnation in the United States

WTO Finds China Broke Trade Laws, But Steelworkers President Says Action Not Enough

China Drops Some Wind Power Subsidies After USW Complaint

GM, Healthcare, Trade, It’s All Related

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