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MONDAY: TPP Listening Session w/ Senator Wyden

Please attend this important event in Portland on Monday morning: TPP Listening Session Hosted by Senator Ron Wyden  Monday, August 13 • 10:00am 911 NE 11th St, 1st Fl Auditorium • Portland, Ore. (this is a federal building, so please … Continue reading

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Mid-Willamette Assembly on Free Trade and Job Loss

For Immediate Release June 11, 2008 Free Trade Agreements Have Hurt Mid-Willamette Region, Residents Say Laid-Off Workers, Elected Officials to Discuss the Impacts of Trade Pacts at Thursday’s “Mid-Willamette Assembly on Free Trade and Job Loss” Salem, OR — Laid-off … Continue reading

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New Trade Reform Bill Addresses Public Demands

For Immediate Release June 4, 2008 New Trade Reform Bill Addresses Public Demand for Change Oregon Fair Trade Campaign Praises Rep. DeFazio for Cosponsoring Legislation PORTLAND, OR — Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-4th) was one of over fifty original House … Continue reading

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Presidential Candidates on Trade

For Immediate Release May 14, 2008 Presidential Candidates Get Specific on Trade Senators Clinton and Obama Detail Their Views for the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign PORTLAND, OR — Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama detailed their views on trade … Continue reading

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Rep. Hooley Criticized on Colombia FTA

For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Rep. Hooley Criticized for Indecision on Human Rights and Oregon Jobs Human Rights and Labor Advocates Urge Congresswoman to Oppose the Colombia Free Trade Agreement West Linn, Ore. — Human rights and labor … Continue reading

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No more NAFTAs. No more CAFTAs.

Oregonians who lost jobs due to free trade deliver message to Rep. Greg Walden ‘s office in Bend May 11, Bend. The KorPine plywood mill in Bend, a division of Weyerhauser Industries. When KorPine closed its doors in 2002, the … Continue reading

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