NAFTA

Dec 8, 2007 -- Derry, NH – Today, on the fourteenth anniversary of NAFTA, Senator John Edwards delivered remarks condemning NAFTA and other failed trade policies that put the interests of multinational corporations ahead of the needs of working families. At a town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire, Edwards said that growing up in North Carolina, he saw the effects of unfair trade and failed economic policies when the mill where he and his father worked shut down.    » read more »

Statement of Joan Claybrook, President of Public Citizen

Nov. 14, 2007 -- "We are now one step closer to protecting the public from the Bush administration’s reckless rush to give Mexico-based trucks full access to U.S. roads.    » read more »

Statement of Bonnie Robin-Vergeer, Attorney, Public Citizen

Sept. 2, 2007 -- A ruling late Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the NAFTA trucks case is a disappointment. The court denied an emergency motion filed by Public Citizen, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and other groups, asking the federal court to block the start of a U.S. Department of Transportation’s pilot program.    » read more »

Bush Administration Ignoring Congress; Mexico-Domiciled Trucks May Have Full Access to the Nation’s Highways as Early as Saturday

Aug. 29, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Five groups sued today in federal court to block a Bush administration plan to allow Mexico-domiciled trucks to roam the country’s highways as soon as Saturday.    » read more »

August 22, 2007 -- FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) announced today the expansion of the FedEx Transborder Distribution service for cross-border trade between Mexico and the U.S.

The enhanced solution provides importers and exporters with a portfolio of FedEx services designed to simplify cross-border trade and help their businesses flourish.

This expansion includes the recent opening of two border facilities " one in Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, the other in El Paso, Texas " to help facilitate the flow of goods.    » read more »

July 06, 2007 -- CLEVELAND OH -- The Kucinich for President Campaign issued the following statement this afternoon:

"It is deeply troubling, but, perhaps, very revealing, when a Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States seeks the support of one of the most important industrial labor unions in the nation but refuses to answer questions from the rank and file union members.    » read more »

Deal Between White House and Some Democratic Leaders Would Facilitate Passage of More Bush NAFTA-Style Trade Pacts by Majority of GOP and Minority of Democratic Majority

June 25, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC – The legal text of changes to several Bush-negotiated NAFTA expansion agreements released today confirms that the essential changes listed by labor unions, environmental, consumer, faith and family farm groups as necessary to avoid their opposition to the free trade agreements were not made, said Public Citizen today.    » read more »

Bill Requires That Plan to Give Mexico-Domiciled Trucks Access to U.S. Roads Must Address Safety Issues

May 15, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today did the right thing by approving a bill to ensure that the Bush administration’s attempt to implement a demonstration project to allow Mexico-domiciled trucks full access to the nations’ highways does not circumvent safety standards or congressional oversight.    » read more »

Consumer, Environmental and Labor Groups Join Lawsuit to Prevent Implementation of NAFTA Truck Program That Violates Federal Law

April 24, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public Citizen joined environmental and labor groups late Monday in suing the federal government to challenge an illegal pilot program that will authorize up to 100 trucking companies based in Mexico to perform long-haul operations within the United States.    » read more »