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National TPP Team Conference Call March 16, 2014 4:30-6:00 p.m. PDT Call in number: 559-726-1300  Participant access code: 951146#  Back- up#’s : 951-262-7373 or 805-360-1075 .

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  1. National TPP Team Conference CallMarch 16, 20144:30-6:00 p.m. PDTCall in number: 559-726-1300  Participant access code: 951146# Back-up#’s: 951-262-7373 or 805-360-1075

  2. WELCOME!Call Facilitator: Elizabeth WarrenNational TPP Team Coordinator MoveOn Regional Organizer CA TPP Issue Organizer, PDALiz.MoveOn@earthlink.net Call structure and norms  Meeting room functions  Weekly Announcements

  3. Your meeting host team:Tom Hocking – National TPP Team Data Manager - TWHocking@gmail.com MoveOn Regional Organizer, PA Notes/Report/FB Global TPP PageLisa Oldendorp – In-call questionsMoveOn Regional Organizer, NY National TPP Team Chat Manager Mara Cohen – Returning soon MoveOn Regional Organizer, ILMCMoveOn@gmail.com eslsk8r@optonline.net

  4. Post-meeting report Jan SwartzendruberMeeting Notes/StructureMoveOn Regional Organizer KSJanInKansas2@gmail.comLiz AmsdenNational TPP Team Co-OrganizerMoveOn Council Organizer CALizAmsden@hotmail.comSend info & links to: janinkansas2@gmail.com

  5. Andrea Miller, PDA Deputy Field DirectorContact: amiller6210@gmail.com -TPP Organizing Tools -Updates and Downloadswww.pdamerica.org/tpp

  6. Letter to the Editor Campaign COUNTDOWN TO COVERAGE:Update: 207 letters written! Copy and paste this link to send a letter: http://bit.ly/IO9hXO Email us a link to your published letter so we can share it: amiller6210@gmail.com

  7. TPP/Fast Track Petition OverviewPublic Citizen Petition- Congress Must Reject Fast Track Authority CREDO Petition- Tell the News Media to Cover the TPP CREDO Petition- Stop the Massive Corporate Power Grab MoveOn.org Petition- Congress Don't Renew Fast Track MoveOn Petition - No Backdoor SOPA MoveOn.org Petition- Stop the Trans Pacific Partnership

  8. SMILE! You’re on Fast Track Camera! During this recess week: -Catch your members of Congress at Town Hall meetings, fundraisers and other public events. -Ask them about Fast Track.-Videotape their answers. - Post your video: http://act.tv/ NOTE: Ifyou have an in-district office meeting scheduled with a rep, you will have to get permission to videotape.

  9. Emilianne Slaydon Director, Social Media @TPP Media March TPP Tuesday Twitter Storms eslaydon@mac.com Special Tweets this week: http://bit.ly/1cLBYlQ

  10. Sara Haimowitz Development CoordinatorCoalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) sara@prosperousamerica.org • http://www.prosperousamerica.org • Report on Congressional Fly-in Week • Visits to 100 members of Congress • Manufacturing in the Golden State • Conference in L.A. March 19, 2014 • Shortened event link: http://bit.ly/1p02Yhx

  11. Alisa A. Simmons National Field Director Public Citizen's Global Trade Watchasimmons@citizen.orgFast Track Campaign Updatewww.citizen.org

  12. WE’VE MADE PROGRESS, BUT DON’T SET THE CRUISE CONTROL YET. - This week: 2nd Anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement- Negative impacts we can point to- It was the model for TPP www.citizen.org

  13. Congressional Recess WeekWhat to do while they’re home: - Primary Targets - Focus Areas www.citizen.org

  14. The Ongoing Process: - The President’s trip to Asia in late April - Future TPP Ministerials - TTIP/TAFTA www.citizen.org

  15. The Political Landscape- Role of the 2014 Elections- Keep an eye on the lame ducks- Going forward www.citizen.org

  16. George KohlSenior Director, Legislation and Policy Research Communications Workers of America (CWA)

  17. Trade Priorities • Document that new trade deals will NOT add to trade deficit • Document the likely net effect on overall employment • Document the net effect on pay and living standards • Ensure no diminishment of consumer protections • Ensure that all trading partners comply with ILO principles and conventions • Ensure that environmental standards are not degraded and are enforceable • Ensure that these social goals are enforceable • Ensure that Congress plays a meaningful role in setting and enforcing priorities on the USTR

  18. ILO Conventions on Freedom of Association and Right to Collectively Bargain and Organize TPP Countries Not Adopting Either ConventionU.S., Vietnam, Brunei TPP Countries Not Adopting Freedom of AssociationU.S. Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore TPP Countries Not Adopting Right to Organize and Collectively Bargain U.S., Vietnam, Brunei, Canada

  19. TPP Countries Adopting ILO ConventionsAll TTIP Countries Have Adopted

  20. Vietnam – Low Wages Daily Minimum Wages (January 2013 in Dollars)

  21. Trade Deals Erode U.S. Bargaining Rights • Employers are now twice more likely to use ten or more coercive tactics in their anti-union campaigns than they were before the adoption of NAFTA in 1993. • Employer threats made during organizing campaigns to close plants if workers voted for a union rose from 29% in the mid-1980s to 50% in the two years following the adoption of NAFTA to 57% during the mid-2000s. • Actual plant closings where these threats were made following union elections rose from 2% to 15% during this period. While there are many reasons for plant closings, the incentives to off-shore jobs and investment due to trade agreements are clearly important. The example of the movement of auto-assembly plants from the U.S. to Mexico is well documented. Source: Kate Bronfenbrenner, “No Holds Barred: The Intensification of Employer Opposition to Organizing, American Rights at Work and Economic Policy Institute, 2009

  22. Voters Oppose Fast-Track Authority by More than Two-to-One 62% 28% Strongly 43% Strongly 12% Not sure Favor Oppose

  23. Voters Believe TPP Will Help Large Corporations, but Hurt America’s Small Businesses

  24. Political Risk for Members of Congress Who Support Fast Track Less Likely to Vote For Democrats Independents GOP Conserv. GOP Northeast South Midwest West 17 47 68 74 46 44 39 43 More likely to votefor candidate Less likely to votefor candidate

  25. Q&A So what’s next?

  26. Wrap Up: Elizabeth WarrenWant to deliver a petition this week to your rep? Email your request: Liz.MoveOn@Earthlink.netBe sure to include in the subject line:“PETITION SIGNATURES” and [Your State] [District #] We can SORT BY DISTRICT and send you a PDF file. 24 hours notice requiredEmail and call Congress using The Stop Fast Track Coalition Tool: www.stopfasttrack.comMarch 23: NO CALL! NEXT CALL:March 30

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