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DESCRIPTION:6/9 Educational Forum-Do We Need The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement After 
 NAFTA?\nby Labor Video Project\nThursday May 31st, 2007 6:59 AM\nThe 
 proposed new FTA agreements will have serious impact on working people 
 abroad and in\nthe US. This is especially the case with Korea. A leader of 
 the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions\nwill be coming to San Francsico 
 and will speak along with others about the dangers of this\nproposed 
 agreement.\nDo We Need The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement After 
 NAFTA?\n\nSan Francisco Regional Educational Conference & Video 
 Screening\n\nSaturday June 9, 2007 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (free)\nILWU Local 
 34\n5 Berry St. (on left side of Pacbell Park)\nSan Francisco\n\nThe Bush 
 administration with the support of the senior Democratic party\nleaders in 
 Congress is now supporting new fast track agreements with Panama,\nPeru, 
 Columbia and South Korea. The agreement with South Korea will be 
 the\nlargest FTA since NAFTA. This agreement will have a major affect on 
 jobs,\noutsourcing and also internet rights allowing the government to shut 
 down\nweb blogs and internet providers. It will also further expand 
 the\nde-regulation and privatization in both economies. Many trade 
 unionists,\nfarmers and other activists are presently jailed in Korea for 
 organizing\nopposition to these devastating economic policies. Join union 
 leaders from\nSouth Korea, US trade unionists, educators, human rights 
 activists and\nothers on June 9th at 1:00 PM at ILWU Local 34. This meeting 
 will provide\nthe background on this agreement, who this FTA will benefit 
 and who will it\nharm.\n\nInitial List of Speakers:\nYoung Koo Heo, VP of 
 Korean Confederation Of Trade Unions KCTU\nChuck Mack, International Vice 
 President Teamster Union, President IBT Local\n70\nJeff Vogt, Global 
 Economic Specialist AFL-CIO\nTim Paulson, Secretary /Treasurer San 
 Francisco Labor Council\n\nEndorsed by\nSan Francisco Labor 
 Council\nCalifornia Coalition for Fair Trade and Human 
 Rights\nAFL-CIO\nLabor Video Project\nKorean Americans United For 
 Peace\nKorean-Americans for Trade\nKorean Americans Against War and 
 Neoliberalism (KAWAN)* and the Korean\nAlliance Against the Korus FTA 
 (KoA\n\nFor more information please contact\n(415)282-1908 lvpsf [at] 
 labornet.org\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/31/18423200.php
SUMMARY:Educational Forum-Do We Need The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement After NAFTA?
LOCATION:5 Berry St/ To left side of Pacbell Park
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/31/18423200.php
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