Trade – Page 14 – People's World

Obama budget draws praise, some complaints, from labor leaders

February 14, 2012 By John Wojcik

The president's budget will be ignored in the GOP-run House, where Budget Committee Chairm Paul Ryan, R-Wis., intends to draft a proposal, which is expected to push killing of Medicare as we know it.

Obama’s dangerous Asia “pivot”

January 12, 2012 By Conn Hallinan

The Obama administration is in the middle of a major shift a "strategic pivot" says the Oval Office, in two regions of the world: Asia and Africa.

Trans-Pacific Trade Pact called new NAFTA

September 2, 2011 By John Bachtell

Warning of a new "NAFTA for the Pacific Rim," labor is demanding a new deal being negotiated for the Pacific region include protections for workers rights, health care and the environment.

Colombia trade pact ignores big problems

June 3, 2011 By Karen Hansen-Kuhn

The U.S.-Colombia free trade pact would reinforce a system that leaves farmers and consumers at the mercy of volatile prices and markets.

Time to normalize relations with Cuba

January 31, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Polls have consistently shown a significant majority of Americans favor normal relations with Cuba.