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Unions free up funds to fight Pacific trade deal
US TRADE unions will freeze their contributions to federal candidates “until further notice,” federation AFL-CIO warned politicians on Wednesday.
Its intention is to channel funds into the intensifying battle to stop or at least help shape a proposed free-trade agreement being negotiated by the US and other nations that border the Pacific Ocean.
The unions are battling legislation going through Congress to fast-track negotiations over the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership through the House and Senate.
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