Investor-state dispute settlement

USW: NAFTA Approach Must Be Comprehensive; "Skinny Deal" is Unacceptable

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Economy, Economic globalization, Free trade agreements of Canada, Outsourcing, Canada, Economy of North America, North American Free Trade Agreement, Investor-state dispute settlement

"In Washington, business leaders are talking about approving portions of the NAFTA renegotiations, while leaving the most important provisions for possible later action.

Key Points: 
  • "In Washington, business leaders are talking about approving portions of the NAFTA renegotiations, while leaving the most important provisions for possible later action.
  • They want changes that benefit business while denying workers any relief from outsourcing and reducing our unacceptably high NAFTA trade deficit.
  • Allowing corporations to harvest new benefits while continuing to ship more jobs out of the country is unacceptable.
  • These include advancing labor rights, improving rules of origin, eliminating the investor state dispute settlement and adopting a sunset review.