LETTERS:
- U.S. and Korean Legislators’ Letter to President Obama and President Lee Myung-bak (pdf)
- Korea Policy Institute:The Second Opening of Korea: the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement
- National sign-on letter to Obama (pdf)
REPORTS:
- Reporters Memo on Korea FTA and MN Job Loss (pdf)
- AFL-CIO Report on Korea This report was written in 2007 and won’t reflect the newest changes to the auto provisions but provides analysis of the FTA as a whole. (pdf)
- More AFL docs on the Korea FTA
- EPI Working Paper on Korea.(pdf)
- Global Trade Watch’s Analysis of the Financial Services and Investment provisions in KORUS. (pdf)
- Other Global Trade Watch Korea resources can be found on their web site (pdf)
POLLING:
- 2010 Pew Research poll on trading with Korea.
- 2010 Mellman Group/Alliance poll for American Manufacturing on manufacturing and trade. (pdf)
- 2009 Pew Research poll on attitudes toward free trade.
ADMINISTRATION FACT SHEETS AND STATISTICS:
- ITA statistics on U.S. export opportunities under KORUS. Numbers available by state and industry. Statistics do not take into account increased imports from Korea.
- Obama’s Statement on reaching deal on KORUS.
- White House Fact Sheets (pdf) on the KORUS FTA. (pdf)
LABOR STATEMENTS:
- SUPPORT: UAW, UFCW
- OPPOSE: AFL-CIO, CWA, USW, IAM, Boilermakers, Teamsters, Carpenters, IBEW
OPPOSITION FROM OTHER GROUPS:
- National Family Farm Coalition (pdf)
- National Farmers Union
- Global Trade Watch
- National Council on Textile Organizations (pdf)
- Sierra Club (pdf)
- Friends of the Earth
- U.S. Chamber Watch
THE HOUSE TRADE WORKING GROUP LIST OF REQUESTED CHANGES TO KORUS
EU SUMMARY OF KOREA-EU FTA (pdf)