Just received this great email from Ohio's Rep. Tim Ryan, who represents the hard hit areas around Youngstown and Warren. Ohio's 13th District, long a Dem stronghold, has seen the loss of thousands of well paying jobs following previous US "trade" agreements.
He's calling on the WH and Congress to end Fast Track approval of the Trans Pacific Partnership and other "free" trade agreements that have decimated the US economy.
Projections told us that NAFTA would create 170,000 new jobs in the United States. In reality one million jobs were lost because of it. We were promised 70,000 new jobs and an increase in U.S. goods exports when KORUS(US-Korea Free Trade Agreement) took effect. Since KORUS was implemented, we have increased our trade deficit with Korea by 60% and lost 60,000 jobs; most of which were in manufacturing. America depends on working families and a strong a middle-class. We must fight for a level playing field for our workers and businesses to compete with companies overseas. We must protect middle class workers and jobs here in America.
As Rep. Ryan points out, NAFTA and KORUS have devastated the middle class in the US, costing Americans
millions of jobs. It's time to stop unfair, unnecessary and dangerous trade agreements.
Please sign his petition and/or call your MOC and the WH to send them the message to protect US jobs.
Link to Rep. Tim Ryan's Petition