Controversial trade legislation passes Senate, moves to House
New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech will join U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), UFCW Local 1262 President Harvey Whille and other labor and community leaders from across northern New Jersey at noon on Thursday, May 28, 2015, to discuss the potential impact of pending legislation in Congress granting fast track authority for trade deals, specifically the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), on middle- and working-class families.
WHEN: |
Thursday, May 28th at 12:00 p.m. |
WHERE: |
UFCW Local 1262 |
WHO: |
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. |
The House is set to take up the Fast Track legislation in June, and we expect the vote to be tight. We invite all our affiliates to attend this important event to voice our collective opposition to Fast Track.