2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why I DON'T support Bernie for President [View all]mother earth
(6,002 posts)TPP represents an opportunity to improve worker rights in countries like Vietnam, Mexico, Malaysia and Brunei but only if the Agreement includes the right obligations, ensures full implementation, and strong enforcement.
I'll believe it when I see it. As it stands it is about corporate power & no amount of BS will change that.
This is a nice way to gloss over it and to gain acceptance. Why aren't we legislating union protection in our country? We are NOW going to do that to other countries, whilst giving more power to corporations, above and beyond sovereignty of nations?
This is yet another WTF moment. Let me know when we legislate that into our own labor laws. The oligarchs don't like unions & they own this country & this gov't at the moment.
I'm always surprised when people don't inform themselves, lol. Nice link, but too many SHOULD INCLUDES, and I'm left wondering why it is so secret, to boot, if it is such a great win for labor law in Vietnam, Mexico & the like, what about the USA? You are allowing yourself to be sold a bill of goods that does not exist, or they'd be screaming it from the rooftops, what a coup that would be. No, a pipe dream at this point for Levin.
I'll trust Elizabeth Warren on this issue, TY very much! AND Bernie Sanders. As for the Glass-Steagall, another misguided approach to HRC support...but hey, have at it.