[from the June 4, 2007 issue]
When Democratic and Republican leaders announce they have fashioned a
“historic” bipartisan compromise on trade, put your hand over your wallet.
It probably means somebody has been sold out. In this case, …

By David Sirota
Breaking news out of Washington today, five days after a handful of senior Democrats and the Bush administration announced a secret deal to push a package of free trade pacts just months after …

Washington D.C., May 14, 2007 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it will vigorously oppose any trade deal that fails to fully incorporate internationally recognized labor standards as defined …

Originally posted Monday May 14 on Working Life
by Jonathan Tasini
Monday 14 of May, 2007
I am glad Paul Krugman is a columnist for The New York Times. He is one of the great voices exposing the …

The following is a statement by Anna Burger, Chair of Change to Win:
WASHINGTON DC — “On behalf of the six million members of Change to Win unions and its Leadership Council, we are disappointed that …

By David Sirota
Posted on May 11, 2007, Printed on May 11, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/sirota/51748/
This originally appeared on the Working Assets blog.

Today has been a whirlwind day on the political frontlines in the War on the Middle Class, …

For immediate release Contact: Esmeralda Aguilar
202-637-5018
Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on U.S. Trade Policy
Developments May 11, 2007
America*s trade policy has been broken for decades. Living standards have
been depressed. Families have been squeezed. …

Voters aren’t happy with the reality of free trade–and Democrats are starting to listen
By David Moberg May 7, 2007
The majority of Americans want their elected leaders to know that globalization isn’t working for them. Democratic …