Sunday, July 20, 2008

Meet Barack Obama - Part 5 - Trade


"Whatever trade deals we negotiate when I'm President will be good for American workers, and...they'll have strong labor and environmental protections that we'll enforce."

---Barack Obama, speaking to the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, April 2, 2008

Barack Obama on:
Trade


Barack Obama will fight for a fair trade policy that protects jobs and respects workers.

  • Obama voted against the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
  • Obama opposes a free trade deal with Colombia, where workers and their rights are under attack.
  • Obama pledges to include enforceable labor standards in any trade deal.
  • Obama would expand assistance to workers displaced by trade and invest in industries that create jobs.
Source: AFL-CIO website

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