Coalition for New Trade

Building a broad-based coalition for new trade and economic policies.

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

When power is concentrated in the hands of a few, collective action gives the many a voice. Do not give up hope!

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What are realistic pathways for WTO reform & what role is there for 🇩🇪 🇪🇺 and 🇺🇸 going forward?

Addressing these issues WTO Ambassador Carmen Heidecke participated in a discussion during #AspenGermany’s German-American Trade and Tech Conference in Berlin. #GATTC2026

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Amb. Katherine Tai joined UK Trades Union Congress General Secretary @nowak_paul at the @AFLCIO convening this week, reimagining a trade system that works for all workers and industries.

Learn more about what we’re building at https://t.co/OH3Vhdi9mC

[Paul Nowak @nowak_paul]

Great to meet with @AmbassadorTai today at @AFLCIO

Since we last met in 2024, Trump’s arbitrary tariffs have driven a coach and horses through efforts to have a worker-centred approach to trade.

We need 🌎 trade that works for workers, respects labour standards & engages unions

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Pittsburgh showed up to demand a bold new blueprint for trade policy that respects working people, small businesses, and our communities.

Now is the time to fight for the next generation of trade policies and the respect these communities deserve!

With @PCGTW

[Global Trade Watch @PCGTW]

@NewTradeCo @TheaMeiLee @TimsDesiree @IUE_CWAUnion @MelindaPubCit @rosadelauro Amb. Tai:

Just like the magical thinking that prosperity is going to trickle down to everyday people, there is the notion that by just applying lots of tariffs, manufacturing's going to magically reappear in America.

Tariffs have to be consistent, targeted, and strategic.

[Global Trade Watch @PCGTW]

@NewTradeCo @TheaMeiLee @TimsDesiree @IUE_CWAUnion @MelindaPubCit Amb Tai said the reason US trade policy has looked the way it has for a generation is simple:

Because the people doing the trade policy had never left Washington.

And the only people who knew where to find those policymakers were the people who work for the biggest companies.

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Trade, regional cooperation, and the future of North America matter now more than ever.

Read more from Ambassador Katherine Tai’s analysis here: https://t.co/zanfLNG9nA

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Free trade agreements can sound like cooperation, partnership, and friendship. But we need to look deeply and ask ourselves: who is really benefiting here?

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Inequality is not just about income. It is about who holds power, who shapes markets, and who gets heard in our political system. We need trade that places our workers first.

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

The state is supposed to be there as the social contract that serves the public. That serves our communities. That’s how we keep democracy alive.

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Our world needs new rules. Rules that work for our democracy, rules that work for our everyday people. Rules that imagine a better world for us all.

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

U.S. trade policy should not be used to protect Big Pharma’s profits at the expense of people who need affordable medicine.

Trade policy should serve the public interest.

Read our full report at https://t.co/JcNuC5szwI

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Protecting our planet protects our communities. And we have a responsibility to do both.

Read our latest report released on Earth Day: Is Protecting the Environment a Non-Tariff Barrier?

Learn more at https://t.co/JcNuC5szwI

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Coalition of New Trade’s Deputy Director, Beth Baltzan, reflects on the first anniversary of “Liberation Day,” exploring how trade policy, global integration, and wage stagnation continue to shape today’s economic landscape.

Read now: https://t.co/mkUMmZGyzg

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

“Liberation Day” used the National Trade Estimate to justify sweeping tariffs. Today, it is still being used to advance corporate priorities under the guise of trade policy.

Our report breaks down how it’s being weaponized and what that means for us. https://t.co/sqUzGd3wKd

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

For too long, trade deals have been written by the few and felt by the many. That changes when communities have a seat at the table. Trade is built WITH communities!

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

The decisions made in round tables land on your kitchen table. We're building a trade movement that starts where it should — with the people actually living it.

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Trade is not abstract. It’s jobs, prices, families, and our dignity. From DC round tables to kitchen tables—THIS is the conversation we need to have. 🤝 Share and follow us to stay tuned!

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

We need a new trade policy that works for everyone. This is our plan on how to do that.

Head to https://t.co/uLDzZa6A6n to read our agenda.

[Coalition for New Trade @NewTradeCo]

Richard Trent, Executive Director of @mainstreettweets, said trade policy has been shaped too far from the people most affected by it.

He’s right, change is long overdue.