Labor Beat: Peru Trade Agreement Action at Obama HQ, Chicago

Members of the Chicago Trade with Justice Working Group paid a visit to the Obama for America headquarters in Chicago on Dec. 15, 2007. They wanted to tell Senator Barack Obama that they are concerned with his failure to appear at the recent Senate vote on the US-Peru "Free Trade" Agreement. They left a statement for Obama, a current candidate for U.S. President, and expressed their disappointment that he skipped the vote on the Peru trade pact. They were even more concerned that Obama, along with Sen Hillary Clinton, made public statements supporting the Peru Trade deal and that Illinois Senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin, voted in favor of it.

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• NAFTA

[elchicho25]

Ughh Scammy FTA,.. bad idea.

[appyacres]

I am only one of the thousands of Americans that have lost their jobs due to FTA and NAFT, This issue is closely watched but all my former employees.

[atlantasbest]

To hell with NAFTA!!!

[patralink]

Thank you to all who are working on this most important issue.  It is important for all of us to see what the candidates are doing and not doing. These trade deals benefit only the corporations and are bad for people.

[54683NS]

This issue is very important. I commend these people for their active involvement. The so-called "free trade agreements" are not 'free', they're not about real 'trade' and they are only 'agreements' in the sense that certain interests of concentrated power agree to impose them on WE THE PEOPLE, WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THEM. "Investor rights agreements" would be a better name for them.