Global Trade Summit in Washington D.C, 15-17 September
- #psiglobalsummit2014
Public Services International (PSI), affiliate leaders and
partners will convene in Washington, D.C., on 15-17 September 2014 to discuss
the new threats posed to workers, public services, democracy and our
communities by trade and investment agreements.
We invite you to:
·
Help us raise awareness on this new wave
of trade agreements – send a tweet using #psiglobalsummit2014: Join
#psiglobaltradesummit2014 on New Trade Agreements: The Threats to Public
Services & Democracy http://ow.ly/B7Rxr #TISA
#TPP #TTIP
Rosa Pavanelli, General Secretary of PSI, along with Dave Prentis,
President of PSI and General Secretary of UNISON (UK), will convene the
meeting. International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James P. Hoffa will
welcome participants and public sector union leaders from across the globe.
* Press Conference and Reception: September 15th, 6 pm
National Press Club, downtown Washington D.C.
* Global Trade Summit: September 16th International
Brotherhood of Teamsters Headquarters, 25 Louisiana Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20001
* Meetings with Congressional Representatives: September 17th,
from 1.30 pm Meeting Room SVC 208, US Congress, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.
For the full programme see: http://www.world-psi.org/en/psi-global-trade-summit.
For further information, contact mark.langevin@world-psi.org in
Washington, or vittorio.longhi@world-psi.org
at PSI head office in France.
