From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 12:46:59 MDT
Subject:
[thecircle] Fw: Free Trade and Fast Track
Date:
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:09:16 -0400
From:
"Jeremy Smith" <professorpious@lab8.tv>
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thecircle@yahoogroups.com
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I haven't seen this posted yet and I figure that some of you might be
interested in this so here you go.
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Subject: FWD: Free Trade and Fast Track
> from the sierra student coalition:
>
> --- Forwarded Message from Nathan Wyeth <nayythan@HOTMAIL.COM> ---
>
> >Approved-By: jkane@MSCNETWORKS.NET
> >Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:41:31 -0400
> >Reply-To: Nathan Wyeth <nayythan@HOTMAIL.COM>
> >Sender: -SSC Activist- <SSC-GENERAL@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG>
> >From: Nathan Wyeth <nayythan@HOTMAIL.COM>
> >Subject: SAGE v. USTrade (coalition of 250 corporations)
> >To: SSC-GENERAL@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG
>
> next SAGE conference call - MONDAY JUNE 25, 9PM EST / 1.800.816.3012 -
> passcode #79909.
>
> if you have a moderate Republican for a representative, now is the time to
> take action to make trade clean, green, and fair. we've got to stop the
> republicans from ramming Fast Track through Congress.
>
> --------
> June 19, 2001 over 250 giant corporations from across the country came
> together in the Ronald Reagan International Trade Building in Washington
DC
> to announce a new business coalition, USTrade, that will work to push the
> Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), a new round of the WTO, and
> especially FAST TRACK in the U.S. Congress. A preliminary analysis of
those
> present at the meeting indicates large numbers of wealthy Caucasian males
> wearing expensive suits.
>
> A Sierra Student Coalition operative, disguising himself as an elite,
> infiltrated the meeting and emerged with important documents, including a
> contact list with direct phone, fax, and emails for the 30 or so members
of
> "steering committee" of the coalition from groups like the American
> Chemistry Council (chemical industry, also biotech), National Association
of
> Manufacturers, Coalition of Service Industries, and more.
>
> The steering committee contact list as well as a list of all the
> corporations that are members of USTrade is also pasted below.
>
> While the Sierra Student Coalition offers this information to you only as
a
> public service, a little birdie has told us that this list could be used
to
> send large numbers of emails, faxes, and phone calls to these corporate
> free-traders. The little birdie thinks that blasting faxes, emails, and
> phone calls to these people 9AM to 5PM EST the WEEK OF JUNE 25, 2001
asking
> them about their true intentions with their trade policies might
> inconvenience them a whole lot.
>
> USTrade is an enormous business coalition - almost as big as our movement
is
> broad. They're taking a page from our playbook in doing this. This is an
> unprecedented step for business groups to take, but they know they will
have
> to face us - the new anti-globalization movement - in these fights to get
> what they want. But don't underestimate this business coalition. They have
a
> lot of money and a lot of power on Capitol Hill.
>
> They are pushing Fast Track hard, and the Fast Track situation is heating
> up. The Republican leadership is pushing for a vote on Fast Track in the
> House of Reps. as early as July. After you fax and email these corporate
> free-traders, FAX AND CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS. Fast Track
would
> vastly increase the odds that Bush will be able to ram a new WTO round and
> the FTAA through Congress - it too must be stopped!
>
> Tell your REPRESENTATIVE TO OPPOSE FREE TRADE and the FAST TRACK PROPOSAL
> PUT FORTH BY REP. CRANE!!! Call the Capitol switchboard at 202.224.3121,
ask
> to be connected to your representative (look it up at www.congress.org),
ask
> to speak with the aide that deals with trade, and TELL THEM UNEQUIVOCABLY
> THAT THEY SHOULD REJECT FAST TRACK!!! Also set up a meeting or protest
> during the July 4 recess when your member of Congress is in their home
> district!
>
> Both the Sierra Student Coalition and the little birdie agree that we
CANNOT
> let those wealthy white men from USTrade win this fight! Don't let them
> forget that we are living in a post-Seattle, post-Quebec world - don't let
> them or Congress ignore our movement! We beat Fast Track in '97 and '98.
> Let's do it again.
>
> Go to www.ssc.org for more info on Fast Track.
>
>
> *********************************************************************
>
> USTrade Coalition
> Steering Committee Contact List
>
> Courtesy of the Sierra Student Coalition's "Student Action on the Global
> Economy" campaign.
> Contact: 1.888.JOIN.SSC / www.ssc.org
>
> The majority of these numbers appear to be direct. USTrade is a new
> business coalition formed in order to facilitate corporate efforts to push
> Fast Track, the FTAA, and a new round of the WTO. One interesting note -
the
> McGraw-Hill Companies, whose CEO chaired their press conference, is a
> educational materials corporation that is presumably into trade for the
> potential privatization of education.
>
> Have fun.
>
> NAME COMPANY TELEPHONE FAX
> EMAIL
>
> William Lane Capterpillar Inc 202.466.0672 no fax
Lane_william@cat.com
>
> Bob Vastine Coalition of Service
> Industries 202.289.7460 202.775.1726f Vastine@uscsi.org
>
> Cal Cohen ECAT 202.659.5147 202.659.1347f Cchoen@ecattrade.com
>
> Linda Menghetti ECAT 202.659.5147 202.659.1347f
> Lmenghetti@ecattrade.com
>
> Chris Padilla Eastman Kodak
> Co. 202.857.3463 202.857.3401f Chris.padilla@kodak.com
>
> Scott Shearer Farmland
> Industries 202.783.5330 202.783.4381f Psshearer@farmland.com
>
> Peter Iovino Ford Motor Co. 202.962.5361 202.336.7223f
> Piovino@ford.com
>
> Kitty Brims NAM 202.637.3143 202.637.3182f Kbrims@nam.org
>
> Bill Primosch NAM 202.637.3145 202.637.3182f
> Brimosch@nam.org
>
> Frank Vargo NAM 202.637.3144 202.637.3182f Kvargo@nam.org
>
> Mary A. Irace National Foreign Trade
> Council 202.887.0278 202.452.8160f m.irace@nftc.org
>
> Erik Autor National Retail
> Federation 202.626.8104 202.626.8197f Autore@nrf.org
>
> Cynthia K. Johnson Texas Instruments
> Inc 202.662.2469 202.628.2980f Ckjohnson@ti.com
>
> Meggan E.
> Abboud Boeing 703.465.3228 202.465.3045f Meggan.e.abboud@boeing.com
>
> Theodore
> Austell Boeing 703.465.3876 703.465.3018f
> Ted.austell-III@pss.boeing.com
>
> Brigitte Gwyn The Business
> Roundtable 202.467.3258 202.466.3509f Bgwyn@brt.org
>
> Johanna Schneider The Business Roundtable 202.467.5263
> 202.466.3509f Jschneid@brtable.org
>
> Cynthia Braddon The Mcgraw-Hill Companies 202.383.3701 202.383.3718f
> Cindy_braddon@mcgraw-hill.com
>
> William Jordan The Mcgraw-Hill
> Companies 202.383.3404 202.383.3718f William_jordan@mcgraw-hill.com
>
> Scott Miller Procter & Gamble 202.393.3404 202.393.4606f
> Miller.rs.@pg.com
>
> William Workman U.S. Chamber of
> Commerce 202.463.5455 202.463.3114f Wworkman@uschamber.com
>
> Timothy Deal U.S. Council for Int't
> Business 202.371.1316 202.371.8249f Tdeal@uscib-dc.org
>
> Scott Shearer Agriculture Trade
> Coalition 202.783.5330 202.783.4381f Psshearer@farmland.com
>
> Claude Boudrias American Chemistry
> Council 703.741.5915 703.741.6070f
> Claude.boudrias@americanchemistry.com
>
> Bill Pryce Council of the
> Americas 202.639.0724 202.639.0794f Wpryce@as-coa.org
>
> Patrick Killbride Council of the
> Americas 202.639.0724 202.639.0794f Pkilbride@as-coa.org
>
> Mary Sophos Grocery
> Mnfts..Assn. 202.337.9400 202.337.4508f Mcs@gmabrands.com
>
> Gary Blumenthal World
> Perspectives 202.785.3345 202.659.6891f Garyblum@agrilink.com
>
> NAM - National Association of Manufacturers
> ECAT - Emergency Council on American Trade
>
> USTrade Info:
> 1331 Pennnsylvania Ave NW
> Suite 600
> Washington, DC 20004
> 202.637.3074
> 202.637.3182 fax
> ustrade@nam.org
> www.us-trade.org
>
> Member Corporations of USTrade:
>
> 3M
> A.J. Antunes & Co.
> ABB, Inc
> Accenture
> Advanced Medical Technology Association
> Aerospace Industries Ass'n of America
> Agilent Technologies, Inc.
> AJ Autunes & Co.
> Alcoa, Inc
> Alliance Management Group
> Aluminum Association
> Am. Chamber of Commerce for Brazil/Rio
> de Janeiro
> American Chamber of Commerce and Ind. of
> Panama
> American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil/
> Sao Paulo
> American Chamber of Commerce in
> Guatemala
> American Chamber of Commerce Mexico
> American Chamber of Commerce of Bolivia
> American Chamber of Commerce of El
> Salvador
> American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica
> American Chamber of Commerce of
> Nicaragua
> American Chamber of Commerce of Peru
> American Chamber of Commerce of the Dom.
> Rep.
> American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad
> & Tobago
> American Chemistry Council
> American Council of Life Insurance
> American Electronics Association
> American Forest & Paper Association
> American Hardware Manufacturers
> Association
> American International Group Inc.
> American Meat Institute
> American Petroleum Institute
> AMT- The Assn. For Manufacturing
> Technology
> AOL-Time Warner
> APL Limited
> Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
> Assn. of American Chambers of Commerce
> Associated Industries of Massachusetts
> Association of Intl Automobile
> Manufacturers
> AT&T Corp.
> Automotive Trade Policy Council
> BASF Corporation
> Bechtel Corporation
> Bergner, Boyette, Bockorny & Cloughs
> Biotechnology Industry Organization
> C & M International
> Cargill Incorporated
> Caribbean/Latin American Action
> CaseNewHolland Inc.
> Caterpillar Inc.
> Cato Institute
> Chamber of Commerce of the US in
> Argentina
> Chamber of Commerce Uruguay-U.S.A.
> Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce
> Citigroup Citizens for a Sound Economy
> Cleveland- Cliffs Incorporated
> Coalition of Service Industries
> Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce
> Compaq Computer Corporation
> Construction Industry Manufacturers
> Association
> Coors Brewing Company
> Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce
> Council of the Americas
> DaimlerChrysler Corporation
> Deere & Co
> Distilled Spirits Council of the US
> Domestic Petroleum Council
> Dow Corning Corporation
> DTB Associates, LLP
> Duberstein Group
> DuPont
> Dykema Gossett
> Eastman Chemical Company
> Eastman Kodak Company
> Eaton Corporation
> Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce/
> Guayaquil
> Ecuadorian-American Chamber of
> Commerce/Quito
> EDS
> Emerson
> Electronic Industries Alliance
> Emergency Council for American Trade
> (ECAT)
> ENRON
> Equipment Manufacturers Institute
> Excel Foundry and Machine, Inc.
> ExxonMobil Corporation
> Farmland Industries Inc.
> Flour Corporation
> FMC Corporation
> Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
> French & Company
> General Electric Company
> General Motors Corporation
> Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
> Glass Packaging Institute
> Global Trade Information Services
> GPC International
> Griffin Johnson
> Grocery Manufacturers of America
> Guardian Industries Corp.
> Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce
> Halliburton Company
> Hasbro Inc.
> Hewlett-Packard Company
> Honduran-American Chamber of Commerce
> Honeywell Inc.
> IBFI
> Information Technology Association of
> America
> Information Technology Industry Council
> International Assn. of Drilling
> Contractors
> International Business Machines
> International Housewares Association
> International Mass Retail Association
> International Paper
> IPC
> ITT
> Jefferson Waterman International
> John B. Shlaes & Associates
> Johnson & Johnson
> Lunde & Burger
> Manchester Trade
> Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of
> America
> Marlock, Inc.
> Matsushita Electric Corporation of
> America
> Motor and Equipment Manufacturers
> Association
> Motorola Inc
> National Association of Manufacturers
> National Electrical Manufacturers
> Association
> National Food Processors Association
> National Foreign Trade Council
> New York Life Insurance Company
> Nike Inc.
> Nortel Networks
> NPES
> O'Melveney and Myers
> OBC Group
> Pacific Basin Economic Committee
> Packaging Machinery Manufactures
> Institute
> Paraguayan-American Chamber of Commerce
> Pepsico Inc
> Pet Food Institute
> Pharmaceutical Research and
> Manufacturers of America
> Philippi-Hagenbuch, Inc.
> Phillip Morris Companies
> Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
> PolicyComm
> Prosper International Prudential
> R A Pearson Company
> Raytheon Company
> Reebok International
> Rockwell Automation
> Rockwell Collins
> Rohm and Haas Company
> Rolls-Royce North America Inc.
> Salt Institute
> SBC Communications, Inc.
> Schering-Plough Corporation
> Sears, Roebuck and Company
> Secondary Materials and Recycled
> Textiles
> Semiconductor Equipment and Materials
> International
> Service Tool & Die Two, Inc.
> Shelby Industries, Inc
> Siemens
> Small Business Exporters Association
> Solutia Corp
> St. Maxens Company
> StorageTek
> Sun Microsystems, Inc
> Target, Inc
> Spiegel Group
> Telecommunications Industry Association
> Texas Instruments, Inc
> Textron
> The Boeing Company
> The Bretton Woods Committee
> The Business Roundtable
> The Chubb Corporation
> The Dow Chemical Company
> The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
> The McGraw-Hill Companies
> The Motion Picture Association of
> America
> The Port Authority of NY & NJ
> The Procter & Gamble Company
> The Quaker Oats Company
> The Rushford Report
> The Wexler Group
> Tooling and Manufacturing Association
> Toy Industry Association
> TradeCom International, Inc
> TRW Inc.
> U.S Wheat Associates
> U.S. Chamber of Commerce
> U.S. Council for International Business
> Unisys Corporation
> United Parcel Service
> United States Council for International
> Business
> United Technologies Cooperation
> UNOVE, Inc.
> Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce
> Wainwright Industries, Inc.
> Warnaco Inc
> Waste Equipment Technology Association
> Westvaco Corporation
> Wheat Export Trade Education Committee
> Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
> World Perspectives, Inc.
> Xerox Corporation
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> Nathan Wyeth
> Coordinator - SAGE [Student Action on the Global Economy]
> Sierra Student Coalition
> 301.656.8773
> nathan.wyeth@ssc.org
> www.ssc.org
>
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