This agreement, which Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz called the worst trade deal in history, will do nothing to reduce inequality. Our workers will now be competing with workers in Vietnam and Malaysia who earn just a few dollars a day. And instead of improving working conditions and strengthening protections for these workers, the TPP maintains the status quo. Foreign companies will also be able to bid on Canadian public contracts and, in may cases, provide labour from their own country.
For these reasons and many other reasons, CUPE is asking the Government of Canada to reject the TPP.