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US-Aust free trade agreement reflects imbalance
US-Australia free trade agreement reflects power imbalance
"The lousy deal for Australia is a reminder that our real interests lie with resumed multi-lateral negotiations," Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today.
He was commenting on the US Australia free trade agreement announced today.
"WTO rules and processes need a lot of improvement but they still hold the prospect for a much fairer outcome than one-sided bilaterals," Ross Wilson said.
"New Zealand should pursue multi-lateral negotiations for the same reason that workers pursue collective bargaining," he said.
"Only by working collectively with other G20 countries can we hope to get a fair trade deal with countries like the United States."
"Despite the huge sacrifices the Australian
Government has made, the much vaunted FTA with the US
reflects the gross inequality of bargaining
power."
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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