Unions, Allies Target Delaney in "10 Days To Stop Fast Track" Campaign
Friday, January 31, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
With key
lawmakers greasing the skids
for Democratic President Barack
Obama’s “fast track” trade proposal,
unions and 60 allied groups have launched
a “10 Days To Stop Fast Track” coalition to
kill it, with nationwide protests
scheduled for today, including a noontime
demo at
Rep. John Delaney’s (D, MD 6)
Gaithersburg office. The aim of the drive,
which CWA is coordinating, is to put
enough pressure on lawmakers to get them to
deep-six fast track, also called
Trade Promotion Authority. Some 150 House
Democrats and 28 Republicans
already oppose fast track. The campaign
runs through the end of January.
It includes a national “Call Congress Day”
on Jan. 29, meetings with lawmakers
in their districts and use of social
media such as reddit, and a
“twitterstorm” during Obama’s Jan. 28
State of the Union address, opposing his
demand for quick approval of fast track. Click here for
more,
including an online petition. -
PAI