CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that Chicago and Northwest Indiana union members are rallying at the British Consulate at 12 noon to show international solidarity for protecting public sector workers' pensions Day of Action through Workers Uniting, a strategic partnership between the USW in North America and Unite the Union in the United Kingdom.
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USW District 7 Director Jim Robinson said that workers on both sides of the Atlantic face similar issues at the bargaining table and in the most recent wave of politically motivated attacks on public and private sector unions in the U.S.
"The globalization of unions is a natural response to the globalization of our customers, suppliers and employers," Robinson said. "Government should make it easier for our families to make ends meet and for seniors to retire with dignity, not harder."
The USW represents about 850,000 working men and women in the United States and Canada in a wide variety of industries, ranging from glass making to mining, paper, steel, tire and rubber and other manufacturing environments to the public sector, service and health care industries.
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Who: Members of the United Steelworkers
What: Rally outside the British Consulate in Chicago in solidarity with UK workers for N30 National Day of Action to protect pensions.
When: TODAY - - - Weds., Nov. 30, 2011 - - - - - 12 NOON
Where: 625 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill.
More information, contact: Sal Aguilar, USW – 219-886-2596
SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)
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