Labor Rights/Issues
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WHEREAS Participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) has meant a race to the bottom for workers, family farmers and the environment, contributing to a $600 + billion trade deficit and a loss of millions of US jobs; and
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WHEREAS The minimum wage in the State of Texas will be $6.55 per hour in July, 2008, which for a full time worker, yields $13,624 per year, which is $3500.00 below the poverty level for a family of three; and
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WHEREAS, All people have a right to have a job in a safe workplace, to earn living wages and secure benefits including retirement, and
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WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln said democracy refers to a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people", and only human beings should be able to participate in the democratic process; and
