STOP TOXIC IMPORTS Rally 10:30 a.m., Feb. 27, Medford, Oregon at Senator Gordon Smith’s Medford Office, Security Plaza 1175 East Main
The issue of lead in toys has gotten quite a bit of coverage in the media. But the problem of Toxic Trade goes far beyond toxics in toys.
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice is joining with the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, the United Steelworkers and with labor and consumer protection advocates: Congress is on notice that our trade laws must champion safety and environmental standards as well as workers’ rights.
We urge Senator Gordon Smith to Stop Toxic Imports and Support the Food and Product Responsibility Act (S. 2081)
Southern Oregon JwJ
Support the U.S. Food and Product Responsibility Act, introduced in the Senate by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and in the House by Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind. This legislation would safeguard Americans against toxic food and products by shifting the responsibility on to the backs of the companies producing the goods and the importers importing them.
Steelworker Gaylan Prescott talks about the U.S. Food and Product Responsibility Act on the 2/12/08 edition of the Brain Labor Report radio show
“Toxic Trade”
http://www.kskq.org/brainlabor/?p=231
Citizens throughout Southern Oregonians are invited to participate in the Feb. 27 rally. For more information contact Wes Brain with Southern Oregon Jobs with
Justice at 
brain@mind.net
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Learn more about the Food and Product Responsibility Act (S.2081}
http://www.usw.org/usw/program/content/4459.php
Stop Toxics Imports
http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/
Oregon Fair Trade Campaign
http://www.citizenstrade.org/orftc.php
Jobs with Justice-national
http://www.jwj.org
United Steelworkers
http://www.usw.org
