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April 5, 2006 – Taking part in a hearing organized by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission to address China’s compliance with its WTO accession agreement, China Currency Coalition counsel David A. Harquist spoke at length about the damage caused by China’s currency manipulation. Harquist argued China’s undervalued currency constitutes a prohibited export subsidy
Read moreIn the past nine years, workers making the minimum wage haven’t gotten a single raise. Not one. And while the wage of $5.15 an hour has stayed the same, its value has dropped precipitously, putting workers further and further behind. It’s long past time for Congress to help the millions of workers earning the minimum
Read moreApril 3, 2006 – Chuck Sapp discusses how unity would provide better benefits for all employees. View the video.
Read moreApril 3, 2006 – The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has released two reports highlighting the hefty price China’s own people pay as a result of the government’s unfair trade practices. The reports show China’s competitiveness is based on “the exploitative wages paid to its workers who are deprived of the right to organize
Read moreMarch 31, 2006 – Despite continued hemorrhaging of U.S. manufacturing jobs and an astronomical trade deficit, Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham(R-SC) again postponed a vote on legislation to punish China for its ongoing currency manipulation. The decision by Schumer and Graham comes on the heels of a week-long trip to China with Sen.
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