The Senate and the House of Representatives are expected to vote this week on a bill granting President Clinton authority to negotiate a trade agreement that cannot be amended by Congress. The fast-track trade authority that President Clinton wants faces a tough battle in the House of Representatives.

Guest:

• Kate Bronfenbrenner,the director of Labor Education and Research at Cornell University. She was commissioned by the Federal government to do a report on global trade — a report that the Clinton administration dared not release.

Related links:

• School of Industrial and Labor Relations site
• 10/23/97 Pacifica Network News–“Labor Cuts and NAFTA”
• White House site for NAFTA with several statements
• Yahoo section on NAFTA