Attend Forum on How the TPP Affects All of us     , President Barack Obama urged Congress to pass "Fast Track" legislation (click here to find out more about "Fast Track") to insure that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP),  will become law. The TPP is an agreement between the U.S. and eleven other countries  to give multinational corporations elevated powers over people and elected governmental bodies in their relentless pursuit of profit. In addition to attending the forum, please call your representative and our U.S. Senators to tell them to vote no on the "Bipartisan Trade Promotion Act" HR 3830, S 1900.) Click here for phone information. The TPP has 29 chapters only 5 of which directly concern trade.  The other  chapters establish investor rights for the large corporations and are designed to protect their right to maximize profit from democratically determined policies, regulations, and laws. Labor rights, jobs, food safety, environmental protection, affordable healthcare, internet freedom and democratic decision making are all put at risk by these provisions. The risk of war may also be increased The TPP itself has been negotiated entirely in secret from the pu blic, press, and even members of Congress. At the same time representatives of more than 600 American Corporations have been intimately involved in the negotiations to increase corporate power and profit.  To learn more about the TPP amd Fast Track Sunday, February 23, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm SEIU Local 32BJ, District 615 26 West Street, Boston MA

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