October 11, 2017 – As the debate over investor protections was heating up with the start of the fourth round of NAFTA talks in Washington, D.C., US, Mexican and Canadian civil society organizations delivered over 400,000 petitions to Capitol Hill demanding that NAFTA’s expansive corporate rights and protections and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) be eliminated during renegotiations. Several Members of Congress were also present. View the complete press release and video footage of the event.
The Trade Justice Network joined nearly 40 civil society groups to call on the three governments to #EndISDS. The organizations involved include:
| AFL-CIO | International Corporate Accountability Roundtable |
| Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network | International Labor Rights Forum |
| Center for International Environmental Law | Just Foreign Policy |
| Citizens Trade Campaign | Leadnow |
| Corporate Accountability International | Machinists Union |
| Council of Canadians | Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns |
| CREDO Action | Open Media |
| Communications Workers of America | Our Revolution |
| Daily Kos | People Demanding Action |
| Demand Progress | Presbyterian Church (U.S.) |
| Democracy for America | Presente Action |
| Derechos Digitales | Progressive Congress Action Fund |
| Food and Water Watch Action Fund | Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch |
| Franciscan Action Network | Sierra Club |
| Friends of the Earth | SumOfUS |
| Global Exchange | Teamsters |
| Good Jobs Nation | Trade Justice Network (Canada) |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | United Church of Christ |
| Interfaith Workers Justice | United Electrical Workers |