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Obama at Nike: "Just Do It."
2015-05-10 00:22:52| Footwear - Topix.net
Nike is pledging to create 10,000 US Jobs -- jobs in "manufacturing and engineering" -- if only we get rid of the unbearable burden of 10% Tariffs on Footwear imports -- that the TPP may or may not do ... President Obama, visiting this Job Out-sourcing Powerhouse of the Pacific NW -- Told the crowds and the Press: " Just Do It ." [...] "I know a lot of folks are skeptical about trade," Obama acknowledged.
Obama at Nike promotes trade deal, says 'Just do it'
2015-05-09 00:19:48| Footwear - Topix.net
President Barack Obama speaks at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., Friday, May 8, 2015. The President is in Beaverton to make his trade policy pitch as he struggles to win over Democrats for what could be the last major legislative push of his presidency.
Nike to create 10,000 U.S. jobs if Obama trade deal gets OK
2015-05-08 20:15:07| Footwear - Topix.net
Nike said it could create 10,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs in the United States if a major free trade deal with nearly a dozen Pacific Rim countries is approved. President Obama will travel to Nike's headquarters in Oregon Friday to rally support for the Trade Promotion Authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
As Obama visits, Nike links trade accord to new hiring
2015-05-08 20:15:06| Footwear - Topix.net
President Obama plans to campaign for a Pacific free-trade zone on Friday by visiting the headquarters of Nike, where executives will announce that they will create 10,000 jobs in the United States if the accord is approved. Nike for years has been used as a case study by opponents of trade liberalization for its reliance on low-wage workers in Asia.
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Nike to create 10,000 U.S. jobs if Obama trade deal gets OK
2015-05-08 17:30:57| Apparel - Topix.net
A monster trade deal once looked like it would provoke a classic David-versus-Goliath duel within the shoe industry, pitting New Balance, a company that puts an emphasis in manufacturing its shoes stateside, against Nike, the archetypal outsourcer. NEW YORK -- Nike said it could create 10,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs in the United States if a major free trade deal with nearly a dozen Pacific Rim countries is approved.
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