Recent Activity
Tuesday, April 16 2019
-
-
-
- 6:24pmCaro created 1944@Work MagazineRead more
Our magazine is dedicated to our Local’s life, so we need our members to participate! If you would like your texts and photos to be featured in our next edition, please send an email to [email protected].
Current issue, Holiday 2023 Edition - Select your preferred device:
LAPTOP | SMARTPHONE
CONTENT
- A warm holiday message from our President, Donna Hokiro.
- Hear inspiring testimonials from our sisters who attended the Women of Steel conference.
- Get a recap of the Rogers lockout that occurred in November.
- Dive into a compilation of solidarity events we actively participated in, fostering unity and support.
PREVIOUS ISSUES -
-
-
- 4:00pmRead more
No Vote Until NAFTA is Fixed
For a quarter century, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has failed workers. CEOs continue to shutter factories in the U.S. while pursuing low wages and lax environmental standards as they set up shop in Mexico. For those U.S. workers who hang on to their jobs, there is still downward pressure on wages and benefits from this lopsided playing field. In Mexico, workers struggle to make gains.
Right now, at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, a U.S. worker makes around $24 an hour. In Mexico, Goodyear pays workers less than $2 an hour. The company recently made a $500 million investment in a brand new facility in Mexico. They also announced layoffs in the U.S. This broken system isn’t designed to benefit workers here or in Mexico. It’s designed to maximize corporate profits.
Our union has been working with our allies in Mexico and Canada for years to bring attention to the problems. We have an opportunity to get it right as NAFTA is renegotiated. There’s been progress, but not enough. We need swift and certain enforcement of labor provisions. Mexican workers must be able to freely bargain for a better future, and not be subjected to threats and violence when attempting to form an independent union. We also need to fix problems in the proposed deal, like the monopoly rights for pharmaceutical corporations that will keep drug prices sky high.
This week and next, workers across America are taking action by sending their U.S. Representatives a simple message:
No Vote Until NAFTA is Fixed!
Dial your U.S. Representative toll-free: 866-202-5409You’ll be directed to the right person based on your zip code.
Please leave a message with staff (or on voicemail) saying:
- “I’m [name], and I live in [city/town]. I want Congress to hold off on a vote on NAFTA until it’s fixed. The renegotiated NAFTA needs strong enforcement for its labor provisions and fixes to the rules that will keep drug prices high. Please take the time to do this right.”
- Have a personal experience? Share that too!
... -
-
-
-