PENNSYLVANIA

Steel and AFL-CIO call for
halt of China labour abuses
PITTSBURGH Local workers
and union leaders joined the
USW on June 9 to demand
that the Bush administration
take immediate action to halt

Santorum to get through to
Bush on the fact that
American jobs are bein
replaced by exploited Chinese
labour that is paid as low as
15 cents per hour. Since 2001,

Xs ag NEWS FROM THE UNITED STATES

USW calls for reinstatement oF Gomez

PITTSBURGH This spring and sum-
mer the bonds of international solidarity
have never been stronger as the US
supports the struggle of the Los Mineros
union in Mexico. In March the Mexican
Govier illegally deposed Los
ineros’ secretary-general Napoleon
Gomez after he condemned the govern-
Aas are aa

g ig comp
Grupo Mexico, committed criminal
homicide causing the deaths of 65 mem-
bers at the Pasta de Conchos mine explo-
son in Coihuila State on Februa:

USW International President es
Gerard called the Mexican government’s
actions “naked aggression” and a “bla-

some 183,000
jobs have been lost in the
state alone. State AFL-CIO

global standards and erasing
middle-class jobs at home.

FOUR U.S. STATES
Worker councils formed at
pocetenn carton plants

ct,

Rock- enn
company carton plant
Merced, California; Glinten,

a council to fight back against
concessions and push three
ele. ippoutics for the ae

ee every worker, maintaining

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sion plan for

including new ee and
achieving reasonable w:
increases. Warkers have stood

their campaign last Labour Day.

second largest ae ol
maker in North Ameri

he voice of workers
and progressive union in Mexico.”

publicize the ae of the Mexican gov-
ernment. In i and

Canadian cities, Heaiisics have help
public rallies in support of Gomez’s rein-

= At the USW convention in April 2005
Los Mineros’ secretary-general Napoleon
with the

Steelworkers. TOM KIRKPATRICK

statement as the rightful leader of Los

ineros. In Mexico miners and metal-
workers have protested and struck in sup-
port of Gomez’s return.

In April the USW condemned the
Mexican government for the killing of four
workers in the state of Michoacan when
they struck the Sicartsa steelmaking com-
plex in support of their deposed leader.

‘BLUE-GREEN ALLIANCE’
USW and Sierra Club link
on jobs and environment

THE STEELWORKERS, ae the Sierra
an historic
“nee Alliance. on June 7 USW
International President Leo Gerard and
Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope
announced that the strategic alliance will
focus on putting together a joint public
policy agenda to promote good jobs, a
clean environment and a safer world
Brother Gerard noted that “good jobs

one without the other. In fact, secure
21st century jobs are those that will help
solve the problem of global warming
with energy efficiency and renewable
energy.” Gerard and Pope announced

= Leo Gerard (R.) i d

BILL BURKE

their intention to ae a “New Vision
tour to focus on the eco-
nomic benefits of ae the issue of
global warming.

The two organizations have worked

headquarters will be in Minneapolis.

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