This month, the Bush administration is holding a test vote in the Senate Finance Committee on CAFTA (the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement) to help determine whether or not there is enough support to pass the bill through Congress.

CAFTA is President Bush's number one trade priority, and we have to make it our priority to oppose CAFTA at every turn. Tell the Senate Finance Committee that test or no test, it must vote 'NO' on CAFTA.

Sample Letter for Campaign

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I urge you to oppose the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) at every turn.

With the test vote scheduled this month, you have the opportunity to show working people and Congress that you do not support trade deals that lead to the loss of good jobs and the exploitation of workers abroad.

CAFTA is just like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--a failure. NAFTA has cost the United States close to 1 million real and potential jobs and has not reduced poverty or inequality in Mexico.

Flawed trade deals like CAFTA have devastated our communities as companies close or export their jobs and millions of skilled workers cannot find jobs that pay living wages. Right now we are losing jobs because of bad trade deals in every sector that is open to trade competition, from lumber and aerospace to clothing. CAFTA won't help--CAFTA will make it worse.

Let the Bush administration know that the working people of this country will not be duped again.

Signed by:

Campaign Launched:
June 08, 2005