From the Teamsters

[Omaha Steve]

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Here’s an update on the global summit about the impact of trade deals on public services workers, with new sample tweets. Note that Walmart is pushing the secret TISA trade deal to free itself from government regulations. FedEx is pushing TISA to get rid of the ‘regulatory advantages’ of national post offices.



Here is a link to a report on the latest bad trade deal, TISA: http://ibt.io/gts14



Public Services International reported in a press release:



“Public services unions worldwide are determined to open to public scrutiny a new wave of global trade agreements, which are now being discussed behind closed doors.”



The International Brotherhood of Teamsters reported in a press release:



“Trade agreements such as TISA, TPP and others will have a detrimental impact on public sector jobs and services in the U.S. and across the world.”



Sample Tweets



Public services unions open new trade agreements to public debate http://www.world-psi.org/en/public-services-unions-open-new-trade-agreements-public-debate #TPP #TISA #psiglobaltradesummit14



Nothing funny about the sweeping permanent restrictions on public services that could result from #TISA #TPP #psiglobaltradesummit14



#psiglobaltradesummit2014 "Let's join our efforts to fight back against the threats posed by #TISA #TTIP #TPP" says@rosapavanelli



Walmart pushing secret #TISA ‘trade’ deal as a way to free itself from government regulations http://ibt.io/gts14 #TPP @UFCW



Report: FedEx pushes the secret #TISA ‘trade’ deal to get rid of regulatory advantages of national post officeshttp://ibt.io/gts14 @AFLCIO



The secret #TISA trade deal could make deregulation and privatization irreversible http://ibt.io/gts14 #TPP #psiglobaltradesummit14



National Retail Federation lobbies for secret #TISA deal to eliminate regulations on store hours and size http://ibt.io/gts14#TPP



Wall Street firms lobby for secret #TISA deal to force governments to come up with industry-friendly regulations on data privacy http://ibt.io/gts14 #TPP



Union leaders demand to open to public scrutiny new trade agreements #TISA #TTIP #TPP @Teamsters @UNISON_globalhttp://t.co/1D4PAjgVXJ