American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Brett Gibson, Legislative Representative
The AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of 54 national and international labor unions representing more than 10 million workers worldwide. Brett Gibson handles trade policy for the organization. The following is excerpted from July 12, 2006, testimony before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. Thetrade debate in the United States continues to be more contentious thannecessary. It does not have to be this way. We in the labor movement, alongwith our allies in the environmental, family farm, small business, development,and faith communities, have repeatedly communicated our substantive andconcrete concerns about the direction…
