[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: Race to the Bottom

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Thanks again Jonathon.  One thing, in subject line could you please use "FP:" rather than "Feature Proposal"  I can't see the full title to know what the email is about, if something new is being proposed, commented on etc. 

Thanks, Judy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonathan lawson [mailto:jonathan at indymedia.org]
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 06:34 AM
> To: seattle-editorial at indymedia.org
> Subject: [Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: Race to the Bottom
> 
> use image: http://images.indymedia.org/imc/seattle/ftaa.jpg
> 
> subtitle: FTAA: NAFTA ON STEROIDS
> title: Race to the Bottom!
> 
> For the  past decade, American wage earners have been thrust into a 'race 
> to the bottom' by trade policies that export jobs and factories to wherever 
> in the world labor costs, worker rights and environmental standards are 
> lowest. It is estimated that since passage of the North American Free Trade 
> Agreement in 1994, Washington State has lost over 40,000 jobs. As good jobs 
> are eliminated, wages drop for those jobs that remain, benefits are cut, 
> funding for schools and social services are slashed. In this race to the 
> bottom, environmental regulations and food safety standards are also 
> threatened in order to facilitate 'free' trade at any social cost.
> 
> <p>On Nov. 22, as the <a href="http://www.ftaaimc.org">FTAA Ministerial</a> 
> continues in Miami, the Seattle-based <a 
> href="http://www.seattleglobaljustice.org">Community Alliance for Global 
> Justice</a> will sponsor a <a 
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=36212"><b>Race to 
> the Bottom</b></a>. The 5K race will be a symbolic trip through Seattle to 
> highlight local issues connected to unbalanced trade policy. Runners (and 
> walkers) are encouraged to dress in either a corporate criminal or a fair 
> trade champion costume. The run/march begins at 11:30am in Pioneer Square, 
> and ends with a rally at the Labor Temple in Belltown.
> 
> <p><a href="http://www.seattleglobaljustice.org/racetobottom.htm">Race to 
> the Bottom</a> | <a href="http://www.ftaaimc.org">FTAA IMC</a> | <a 
> href="http://www.stopftaa.org">Stop the FTAA</a>
> 
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