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Promoting government & corporate accountability in #globalization and #trade since 1995.

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 13h
We’re here outside the G20, calling attention to decades of trade policy that have devastated blue-collar and rural communities in Wisconsin and nationwide. We cannot continue with a trade agenda that prioritizes billionaires over working people.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“G-20 ministers need to champion trade policies that benefit the general populace and build the middle class, not the corporate elite and Wall Street,” said Wisconsin labor leaders Dr.Michael Rosen and Charlie Dee. www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...
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Milwaukee G20 meeting should focus on building middle class | Opinion
The G20, made up of 19 of the world’s largest economies, has organized a global trade regime that has devastated workers, farmers, and the environment
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
American workers deserve better, bold ideas are how we get there.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
To alienate Canada, one of our closest allies, and then turn around and strike a deal with Belarus’s dictator for fertilizer that barely exists? The message from this administration couldn’t be much clearer.
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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
One year ago, the UK-US Tech Prosperity Deal was presented as a huge prize. Our new briefing finds a wider pattern: three deals, little certainty and growing US pressure on UK policy. tjm.org.uk/one-year-on-...
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One year on, the Tech Prosperity Deal has left UK more exposed to US pressure - Trade Justice Movement
One year after the UK and US announced their Technology Prosperity Deal, our new briefing finds that the UK’s approach to negotiating with Donald Trump has delivered little certainty while leaving key...
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congolese mining communities are suffering while corporations make bank. Congress and the public must be involved.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This month, G20 trade ministers are meeting to reshape our global trade policy. We’ll be there demanding our trade deals put working people before corporate profits. Join us to demand fair trade deals that work for us, not corporations!
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Trump administration is pumping billions of dollars out of our communities and into the pockets of family and friends through scattershot mining and processing projects. Our new report uncovers possible conflicts of interest.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Outsourcing and concerns about AI’s impact on the workforce are real problems. We need a progressive and bold alternative to decades of Trump’s failed trade policy; TAA can be a part of that.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump wants to be in charge of which internet (and other telecoms) providers that foreign governments can purchase. This imperialistic "trade" agenda isn't just anti-democratic, it actively undermines economic development and competitiveness.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
An injury to one is an injury to all. @MelindaPubCit responds to @sewell.house.gov's question about how we can change trade rules with sub-Saharan African nations to uplift workers in the critical minerals supply chain.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The U.S. Cattlemen's Association says Trump’s decision to exempt Brazilian beef from tariffs will not make groceries cheaper – but it will make it harder for ranchers to survive. So who exactly is this exemption helping?
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
As the 🇺🇸U.S.-Canada 🇨🇦 trade conflict escalates, Trump is banning imports of Canadian motorcycles, dairy products, and alcohol. Picking a trade fight with one of our closest allies does nothing to help working people.
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Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL 01) @jonathanjackson.house.gov · 09/09/2026
Thank you, Director St. Louis, and @pcgtw.bsky.social for continuing the pressure on this administration. My colleagues and I are demanding answers to the 30+ "deals," many negotiated in secret, by the Trump Administration jonathanjackson.house.gov/media/press-...
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Jackson, Sánchez, and Huffman lead 51 House Democrats Raising Concerns Over Trump Administration’s Critical Minerals Agreements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-01), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38), and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffma...
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@theameilee.bsky.social’s message post-Labor Day: This is our moment to think BIG.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“It is a reasonable goal to seek diverse and reliable supply chains for minerals. But the way we do so matters.” This week, GTW Director Melinda St. Louis was the only witness to testify to the secrecy, harmful terms, and possible corruption and misuse of taxpayer💰 in Trump’s mineral deals.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trump's coercive minerals deals are extremely harmful to vulnerable people in other countries. @pcgtw.bsky.social Director Melinda St. Louis breaks down why hiding these deals behind closed doors makes it harder to enforce protections.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trump's rush to conclude his secrete minerals agreements raises serious concerns of corruption & misuse of taxpayer funds. Due to a lack of transparency & accountability, we're left wondering who they actually benefit. Melinda St. Louis, @pcgtw.bsky.social Director, explains:
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Critical minerals deals shouldn’t be made in secret. Today, our Director, Melinda St. Louis, will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on the Trump administration’s minerals deals and their threat to taxpayers, workers, human rights, and resource-rich communities.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NEW LAWSUIT: We're suing Trump's State Department for withholding key information regarding its critical mineral deals. The American people deserve to know what is being negotiated on their behalf behind closed doors. We're suing to shine a light on these shady deals.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This week, Canada has shown that countries can push back against Trump’s bullying and reject his outrageous demands.
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UAW @uaw.org · 25/08/2026
UAW President Shawn Fain Statement on U.S. Trade Escalation with Canada 📰 uaw.org/uaw-presiden...
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UAW President Shawn Fain on U.S. Trade Escalation with Canada - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
The UAW rejects any escalation on Canada, a country with strong unions and labor standards. If we’re going to increase tariffs anywhere, it should be on countries where automakers continue to offshore...
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The answer is yes. Big Tech and Trump have always been close, and they're only growing closer.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
U.S. drug prices aren’t high because other countries pay less. They’re high because of Big Pharma’s greed. Trump’s investigation into Germany’s policies that make meds affordable is a distraction, not the real help working people need.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Remember that Trump "investigation" that was less about ending forced labor and more about recreating Trump’s legally challenged tariff regime? This is just more proof that this administration is full of sugar, honey, iced tea.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What does the Trump administration have to hide? The Trump administration has made 30+ “deals” on critical minerals. Many of these deals, negotiated in secret, have not even been announced by the US government.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump’s deals on critical minerals have raised serious concerns about transparency, human rights, and labor standards. Ranking members @replindasanchez.bsky.social and @rephuffman.bsky.social, with @jonathanjackson.house.gov along with 50+ representatives, are demanding answers.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Trump 🤝 Billionaire tech CEOs Check out our interactive map and see exactly which countries Trump is bullying on behalf of Big Tech.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We had a hunch, FOIA’d for the receipts, and we got them. Trump isn’t working on behalf of working people, he’s working for Big Tech.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Hypocrisy of the day: the Trump administration's official Environmental Advisory Committee for trade policy includes Amazon among its esteemed members.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Trump & Big Pharma want us to believe that making medicine more expensive abroad will somehow help struggling patients in the US. @sanders.senate.gov, @doggett.house.gov & @publiccitizen.bsky.social exposed these lies, responding to another trade attack that will make our lives even more expensive.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Data centers are popping up left and right. Fueling their rise is a shady scramble for the world’s critical minerals.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Trump's secretive critical minerals deals raise serious concerns about corruption, self-dealing, and human rights abuse. We spent months digging into the details ⬇️
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Trump’s secret critical minerals push is trapping the Global South into raw extraction while corporations get all the benefit. We’re uncovering how it's all happening ⬇️
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
More of the same: Trump’s tariff chaos churns out exemptions tilted toward donors and loyalists while working people and consumers continue to pay the price.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Decades of “free trade” deals, written by and for the richest of the rich, killed good jobs and gutted working-class communities. It’s time for something new. Tell your Rep. to take a stand! Scan the QR code.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Past trade agreements haven’t delivered for working people; we have an alternative trade model that benefits everyone – not just those at the very top. Tell your Rep. to take a stand!
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Tell your representative that it’s time to take a stand and support trade policy that centers workers, not billionaires. Send a letter by scanning the QR code!
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We had to sue the Trump admin to get info on how Big Tech is trying to influence trade policy. An initial FOIA disclosure reveals a cozy relationship where U.S. gov officials and Big Tech lobbyists collaborate to push back on online regulations around the world.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Trump just announced a plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on generic medicines. “This reckless and impetuous move will drive up prices, force rationing of key medicines and needlessly create scarcity problems,” said Peter Maybarduk, Access to Medicines Director at Public Citizen.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A day after imposing tariffs on Brazil for blatantly political reasons, the Trump administration claims the EU is being unfair by fining Big Tech companies for digital competition violations.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
UPDATE: We called it. Just as the Trump admin’s temporary tariffs under Section 122 are set to expire, they use this investigation to resurrect its legally challenged tariff regime.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
HAPPENING NOW: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee, just one day after Trump doubled down on tariff chaos and secretive trade dealmaking that includes massive corporate giveaways.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The numbers don’t lie. Big Tech is targeting digital safeguards across the globe. Swipe for more ➡️
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
You can’t make this sh*t up: Trump took a break from advancing Big Oil's climate-burning agenda to propose tariffs on Canada over the wildfires. Sure, tariffs can be a tool, but taxing imports doesn't put out fires. You need a hose for that.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Trump's secret minerals deals provide ample cover for possible conflicts of interest. @repjohnnyo.bsky.social shines a light on these shady deals and just how willing this administration is to hide under that cover.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The core problems with NAFTA live on in its successor: the USMCA. 🗣️: Dustin Gruella from @teamsters on the changes working people need.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
After his sham investigation, Trump is slapping a 25% tariff on Brazil for regulating social media misinformation and supporting its public digital payments system. Just the latest in outcomes that help no one but Big Tech and their deregulatory agenda.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If you thought Big Tech was heinous at home, you’re right. And they’re expanding all over the globe.
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