Eric Gottwald retweeted
Solidarity with our #1u @UnionStaffSEIU family who are fighting for pay that keeps up with inflation!
Unionized staff shouldn’t be forced to authorize a strike to ensure union leaders like @MaryKayHenry practice what they preach.
We support you!
Eric Gottwald retweeted
It is a great day for autoworkers in North America. Facing intimidation & harassment, @GM workers in Silao, Mexico voted to reject the exploitive, protectionist CTM contract.
For the first time, these workers have the chance to democratically choose a new, independent union.
More good news from the team
@USTradeRep @AmbassadorTai
The USMCA's RRM is 2/2 - let's find more cases!
U.S. reaches deal with Mexican auto parts factory in USMCA labor complaint reuters.com/business/us-reac…
Eric Gottwald retweeted
It was great to meet @FrancesOGrady from @The_TUC during my short visit to the UK. We discussed the important role Trade can play in enforcing labor rights around the world, and why workers must be at the table.
ALT Ambassador Tai and General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress Frances O'Grady smiling for a picture in London, UK.
Eric Gottwald retweeted
We are joining @uniglobalunion, @SEIU and @Teamsters in calling on @POTUS @JoeBiden to stand up for human rights and democracy in Columbia🇨🇴. #1u
📢The @AFLCIO, @SEIU, and @Teamsters are calling on the #BidenAdministration to stand up for human rights and democracy in Colombia🇨🇴.
Read their powerful letter to @SecBlinken below.
#MilMinutos #Solidarity
uniglobalunion.org/news/us-l…
Eric Gottwald retweeted
A message to the @WhiteHouse and @10DowningStreet:
US and UK unions demand fair trade and will vigorously oppose any trade deal that seeks to promote the narrow interests of multinational corporations over those of working people.
- The TUC and @AFLCIO
Eric Gottwald retweeted
"If the goal of the tariff act is to stop consumers from buying forced-labor-made goods, it's failing," ILRF's Eric Gottwald said of the law, which has been used to detain peeled garlic and toys from China, as well as cotton from Turkmenistan. news.trust.org/item/20190408… #TariffAct
Eric Gottwald retweeted
Are @amazon, @Walmart, and @eBay ’s online 'marketplaces' providing a refuge for goods made with #forcedlabor? Time for these companies to sign the Turkmen Cotton Pledge! @SourcingNetwork @cottoncampaign
news.trust.org/item/20190131…
Great panel at #OECDrbc on role of trade unions and NGOs in holding multinationals accountable for implementing effective due diligence in global supply chains. @ILRF @theICAR @cleanclothes
Eric Gottwald retweeted
Can corporations be sued for #humanrights abuses? Or are they above the law? #SCOTUS to decide: Here we go again! earthrights.org/blog/here-we…
Eric Gottwald retweeted
Eric Gottwald of @ilrf on why this year’s @ilo #ILC2016 could be so important for workers in #supplychains youtu.be/YwaFlOk1ZuI
Strong statements from African government delegates at #ILC2016 on governance gap in global supply chains.
Eric Gottwald retweeted
#FIFA complicity in #humanrights abuses in Qatar exposed by @amnesty - great report amnesty.org/en/documents/mde… @BHRRC @sarahleah1 @ihrb – at Cambridge, MA
Labor#Migration: Who Benefits? @SolidarityCntr Global Conference on #WorkerRights and Shared Prosperity. Ck it out: bit.ly/1Lqr457
Palm-oil migrant workers tell of abuses on Malaysian plantations on.wsj.com/1Im2uvc via @WSJ
Eric Gottwald retweeted
.@repsandylevin supports ILRF complaint on violations of US-Peru #FTA: goo.gl/aXp9OW & in @thehill: goo.gl/eCH9Hi #StopTPP
Eric Gottwald retweeted
Peruvian unions & @ILRF filed #laborrights complaint today under US-Peru #FTA. Violations have implications for #TPP laborrights.org/releases/per…