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Labor Group Warns TPP Could Cost Jobs in Nevada

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015   

LAS VEGAS - After five years of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is getting closer to being presented to Congress - and labor, manufacturing and government watchdog groups maintain the results could be disastrous.

The TPP is a massive international trade agreement between the United States and 11 other nations. Rachel Rekowski with the Nevada State AFL-CIO says one the major concerns about the deal is that the negotiations have been secret, and the president wants to fast-track the deal.

"That's a huge concern, because we don't think that trade policies that have potential to have a huge economic impact on our country should take place behind closed doors," she says.

If fast-track authority is approved, Congress would have to vote on the 1,200 page bill with limited debate, and without the ability to make amendments.

Supporters argue the fast-track process gives the president leeway in negotiations. But because the agreement covers trade deals that represent about 40 percent of the global economy, Rekowski says more transparency is critical. She adds that groups representing immigrants' rights, the environment, labor, and other concerns all oppose TPP.

"The opposition to TPP has brought a broad coalition of people together," says Rekowski. "Not only people who are usually allies, but people who aren't always allies with us."

Supporters say the agreement will be a boon to international trade, but opponents counter it will undercut local jobs and manufacturing.


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