Obama pushed the free trade agreement through over the reservations of Big Labor and Bernie Sanders:
The Obama administration drew fire from some of its closest allies after announcing a new free trade agreement with numerous Asian countries on Monday.
Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, said he was “disappointed” in the White House for rushing through the deal, which eliminated trade barriers and tariffs between the United States and a dozen Asian countries. Trumka said the Trans Pacific Partnership valued the priorities of big business over the interest of workers.
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