USW Signs Historic Global Union Solidarity Agreement
On April 18, the USW and Amicus-T&G of the United Kingdom signed an agreement that will prepare the ground for the creation of a global union. The Ottawa Accord, signed by myself, Amicus General Secretary Derek Simpson and Canadian National Director Ken Neumann (T&G General Secretary Tony Woodley will sign the agreement in June) during a ceremony at the Canadian National Policy Congress, sets up a merger exploratory committee to lay a foundation for a legal merger within one year. Our new union would represent more than 3.4 million members in North America, the UK and Ireland, and will set the stage for an even larger union representing additional millions of workers throughout the world.
Source: USW website
