International Business Times: Trans-Pacific Partnership: US, Pacific Rim Nations Reach TPP Trade Deal

ATLANTA — Ending seven years of stop-and-start negotiations, officials from 12 Pacific Rim countries clinched early Monday a free-trade agreement that will allow two-fifths of the world’s goods and services to move more easily — but not entirely freely — across national borders. The pact, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, also poses a challenge to China, by…

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Bernie Sanders Calls Agreement of Trans-Pacific Partnership ‘Disastrous’

  Moments after the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries reached an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Sen. Bernie Sanders, a surging contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, called the accord “disastrous.” [ by Ross Barkan | October 5, 2015 | Observer ] Mr. Sanders, an independent and self-identified socialist, has joined organized…

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Ford Statement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

  Editor’s Note:  The following is a statement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) from Ziad Ojakli, Group Vice President for Government and Community Relations: WASHINGTON, DC, October  5, 2015 – “As a top U.S. exporter, Ford supports free trade agreements that result in real market openings and a level playing field for all to compete. “Within…

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News Release: Domestic Manufacturers Reject Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal Announced Today

  U.S. Business and Industry Council Fighting for American companies Fighting for American jobs    Contact Kevin L. Kearns: 202 957 9994 Washington, October 5 – The members of the U.S. Business and Industry Council (USBIC) categorically reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal announced this morning as completely inadequate to serve the interests of American manufacturers,…

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Inside US Trade: TPP Talks Likely To Stretch To Weekend Despite Auto Progress, Levin To Travel To Atlanta

ATLANTA — The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministerial taking place here is now considered increasingly likely to last beyond Friday (Oct. 2) due to continuing differences on dairy market access and monopoly protections for biologic drugs, despite key parties being close to a deal on the automotive rules of origin. [Reposted from Inside US Trade  | …

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Michele Nash-Hoff: SME Education Foundation Works to Grow Next Generation of Manufacturing Workers

The 2015 ManpowerGroup annual Talent Shortage  Survey reveals that 32% or 1 in 3 of “U.S. employers report difficulties filling job vacancies due to talent shortages,” down 8% from 40% in 2014. This 10th survey shows that “skilled trades remain the hardest to fill for six consecutive years.” Among U.S. employers, 48% acknowledge that talent…

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