Faces of Free Trade and Job Loss
Larry Durfee
Roseburg, OR
Larry was a 22-year veteran of Roseburg Forest Products, who lost his job due to increased foreign imports.
"There are lots of jobs out here at minimum wage. Most people can't afford those jobs. They'll lose everything. You just drive through the area and look at the 'FOR SALE' signs. It's terrible... You're just working from day to day and existing. And hoping that something awful doesn't happen."
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Category Archives: TPP
Oregon Among the States Hit Hardest by Offshoring in 2012
Government Data Shows Oregon Lost 4th Most Jobs in Country by Population; Trans-Pacific Partnership Could Accelerate Job Loss Even Further Portland, Ore. — An Oregon fair trade advocacy coalition has released a new analysis of U.S. Labor Department data showing … Continue reading
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Historic Cross-Border Organizing Summit to Defeat the TPP
ORFTC brought over a busload of volunteer organizers to the historic Cross-Border Organizing Summit & Rally against the Trans-Pacific Partnership taking place along the U.S./Canada border in Blaine, Washington on Saturday, December 1. [Check out photos on our Facebook page.] … Continue reading
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What Are They Hiding?
The United States hosted the 14th major round of behind-closed-door negotiations on the new Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement in Virginia this September. Despite having reportedly introduced text for some 29 different chapters, the U.S. Trade Representative has barred ordinary Americans … Continue reading
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Pacific Rim Trade Deal an Opportunity to Advance Campaign Promises
For Immediate Release June 14, 2010 BUSINESS: New Pacific Rim Trade Deal an Opportunity for White House to Advance Campaign Promises Fair Trade Advocates Urge “New Deal or No Deal” as the U.S. Plays Host to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations … Continue reading
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