Foreigners Funding US Politics (AmCham's)

wiki: United States Chamber of Commerce

In April 2009, the Chamber began an ad campaign against the proposed Employee Free Choice Act.[21] Critics such as the National Association of Manufacturers have contended that additional use of card check elections will lead to overt coercion on the part of union organizers. Opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act also claim, referring to perceived lack of access to a secret ballot, that the measure would not protect employee privacy. Hence they claim the act will reduce workers' rights.[22] The act is widely supported by organized labor.[23]

The Chamber has developed a hardline stance against action on climate change, a policy which may have breached its internal rules, as it was not passed by a board vote.[24] In September and October 2009, several companies quit the Chamber due to the Chamber's stance on environmental impact reform, including Exelon Corp, PG&E Corp, PNM Resources, Apple Inc,[25] and Mohawk Fine Papers.[26] Nike, Inc has decided to resign from their board of directors position but to continue their membership. Nike stated that they believe they can better influence the policy by being part of the conversation.[27] In response to an online campaign of Prius owners organized by Moveon.org, Toyota has stated that it is not leaving the Chamber.[28]

In October, 2009, The Yes Men activist group held a fake press conference pretending to represent the Chamber and promising a complete reversal on the already sensitive climate change policy. The Chamber subsequently filed suit against that activist group.[29]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants to force the E.P.A. to arrange a climate science hearing before any federal climate regulation is passed.[30][31][32]

Some observers say that the Chamber, by so fiercely opposing most of the Democrats’ agenda, has become its own worst enemy. Peter Darbee, CEO of former chamber member PG&E (a utility company in California), said, “I'm struck by the irony that, as we try to restore public trust in business on the one hand, on the other the Chamber's behavior on the climate issue only reinforces stereotypes that erode that very same confidence." Hillary Rosen, former CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America added, "Their aggressive ways are out of step with a new generation of business leadership who are looking for more cooperative relationship with Washington.” In response, David Chavern, the Chamber’s COO said, "We are not crazy or outside the mainstream." [33]

It has been reported that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has falsely inflated the number of members.[34] The Chamber says this is a "misunderstanding of the U.S. Chamber's structure".[35]

In November 2009, The U. S. Chamber of Commerce was reported to be seeking to spend $50,000 to hire a "respected economist" to produce a study that could be used to portray health-care legislation as a job killer and threat to the nation's economy. James P. Gelfand, the author of the e-mail detailing this project, assumes ahead of time that the study will reach such a conclusion.[36]

In December 2009, activist group Velvet Revolution, under the name StopTheChamber, posted a $200,000 reward for "information leading to the arrest and conviction of Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donahue".[37] When this fact was reported by Fox News, the group reported receiving death threats.[38]

* American Chamber of Commerce in Australia AmCham Australia
* American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan AmCham Azerbaijan
* American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan AmCham Azerbaijan
* American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (AmCham Belgium)
* American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil
* American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia AmCham Croatia
* American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU)
* American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia AmCham Georgia
* American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham Germany)
* American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong AmCham HK
* American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan (AmCham Jordan)
* American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova AmCham Moldova
* American Chamber of Commerce in Russia AmCham Russia
* American Chamber of Commerce in Morocco AmCham Morocco

Google "AmCham" and put any country after it, and 9/10 are real.



They are everywhere - no-one can tell me American Imperialism isn't alive and well and that there isn't a Neocon Neoliberalist agenda.

I thought with all the rampant Xenophobia here on ATS this thread would of got more replies

Our new Prime Minister here in Australia has been spending a fair amount of time at the Israel Chamber of Commerce in Australia - seems suspect to me, but yeah.

/shameless bump

Yeah I have no idea why this thread died. Maybe because we all realize the whole government is corrupt beyond repair and this type of information does not surprise us anymore.

Originally posted by ExPostFacto
Yeah I have no idea why this thread died. Maybe because we all realize the whole government is corrupt beyond repair and this type of information does not surprise us anymore.

The thread died because the other side is doing the same thing.

We all know it and can see it.

Plus there is nothing illegal about what the chamber is doing.

You many not like it but i as a ex member of management of a mining company can see how the democrats have been putting businesses out of business in the US for the last 30 years and support the chambers actions in putting a stop to the democrats deindustrialization of the US.

The democrats have been by far the biggest cause of companies moving there jobs to china and the loss of jobs in the US.