Maine AFL-CIO

Statement by Maine AFL-CIO President Ed Gorham on Sen. John McCain's Trip to Colombia and Mexico

Release Date: Jul 1 2008

Today Sen. John McCain leaves for a trip to Colombia and Mexico, demonstrating once again just how out of touch he is with working families in Maine and across the country.  Mainers have been wounded by bad trade deals over and over again, watching their jobs go overseas and their communities crumble, yet McCain continues to enthusiastically support the proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement and celebrate the horrible effects of NAFTA.

STATEMENT: ME AFL-CIO President Ed Gorham On Introduction of Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment(TRADE) Act

Release Date: Jun 4 2008

I commend Congressmen Mike Michaud and Tom Allen today for introducing the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act.  Fixing broken trade policy is a vital step in turning around our failing economy. Reps. Michaud and Allen have once again demonstrated their leadership by promoting the protection of good jobs in Maine and across the country, and promoting workers’ rights around the world.

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