We finally have an opportunity to submit our comments to the Office of US Trade Representative on the impact of the TPP! There has been virtually ZERO media coverage of this, and we have got to take action and get the word out ASAP. From Flush the TPP!:
According to the Federal Register, the Office of the US Trade Representative announced on Dec. 28 that it “is seeking public comments on the impact of the TPP Agreement on U.S. employment, including labor markets.”
The open comment period extends until January 13, 2016.
It is critical that as many people as possible write to them about this. (In 2014, millions of public comments pouring into the FCC saved the Internet).
The gov form is clumsy, but it just takes a couple of minutes to submit a comment.
First, go here: www.regulations.gov/…
Then..
Hit “comment now” button in upper right hand corner. You can simply write your comment in the comment box, or submit an attachment (USTR prefers attachments). If you submit an attachment, type “See Attachment" in the comment space. If you submit an attachment, you must also type “TPP Employment Impact Review" of your document. USTR prefers submitted attachments in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the submission is in an application other than those two, please indicate the name of the application in the “Type Comment” field.
There is more information at www.flushthetpp.org… , including similar instructions for how to submit your comments, bullet points about the impact of the TPP on employment to help you write your comments, as well as a sample script to make things super easy.
Also, if you can, please notify any progressive political organization that you can think of to help get this on their radar. I get many daily newsletter emails from various groups, as I’m sure you do, and we need them to help get the word out! Thank you!!