<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><i class="">Three statements below...</i><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><a href="https://www.goiam.org/press-releases/machinists-union-applauds-ustr-call-for-investigation-of-alleged-labor-violations-at-general-motors-plant-in-mexico/" class="">https://www.goiam.org/press-releases/machinists-union-applauds-ustr-call-for-investigation-of-alleged-labor-violations-at-general-motors-plant-in-mexico/</a> </div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><div style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><a href="https://www.goiam.org/press-releases/machinists-union-applauds-ustr-call-for-investigation-of-alleged-labor-violations-at-general-motors-plant-in-mexico/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); font-style: normal;" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="5" class=""><b class="">Machinists Union Applauds USTR Call for Investigation of Alleged Labor Violations at General Motors Plant in Mexico</b></font></span></a><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">WASHINGTON, May 12, 2021</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement regarding the U.S. Trade Representative’s call for Mexican authorities to investigate alleged labor violations under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement at a General Motors Plant in Silao, Mexico:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">“The IAM applauds U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai for seeking review under USMCA for what appears to be egregious violations of labor standards at a General Motors plant in Mexico. The action by USTR signifies that the United States will not sit idly by while basic labor standards are violated in Mexico. We look forward to many more self-initiated actions by the U.S. under the USMCA.”<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is among the largest industrial trade unions in North America and represents nearly 600,000 active and retired members in the manufacturing, aerospace, defense, airline, railroad, transportation, shipbuilding, woodworking, health care, and other industries.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://usw.org/news/media-center/releases/2021/usw-commends-biden-administration-for-usmca-labor-rights-action" class="">https://usw.org/news/media-center/releases/2021/usw-commends-biden-administration-for-usmca-labor-rights-action</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>
<div class="meta" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif;"><small style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 0.875em; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(174, 175, 176); text-transform: uppercase;" class=""><time datetime="2021-05-12" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold;" class="">MAY 12, 2021</time></small><h1 style="margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 32px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1; font-weight: 400;" class="">USW Commends Biden Administration for USMCA Labor Rights Action</h1></div><div class="cf" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Contact: </strong>Jess Kamm Broomell, (412) 562-2444, <a href="mailto:jkamm@usw.org" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 72, 129); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out;" class="">jkamm@usw.org</a></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: italic;" class="">USW International President Tom Conway issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s initiation of action regarding violations of workers’ rights at a General Motors plant in northern Mexico</span>:</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">“The USW welcomes the Biden administration’s action to protect labor rights in Mexico and specifically those of workers at the Silao GM plant.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">“These workers are being denied their right to choose whether they want to keep the current collective bargaining agreement, which was negotiated without their approval, in a classic case of a protection contract being imposed upon workers by a company-aligned union.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">“Democrats recognized that if we’re serious about lifting wages and ensuring our trade deals help workers, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) must include provisions to strengthen and enforce labor laws in Mexico.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">“Now, thanks to their efforts, the U.S. government, for the first time, self-initiated action to flag specific labor concerns and will consult with Mexican officials to investigate and remedy the situation so that workers can be certain their votes will be counted and their union is one of their choosing.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">“Coming on the heels of the petition the AFL-CIO and others filed Monday involving labor rights violations at Tridonex in Matamoros, Mexico, today’s action demonstrates that the USMCA’s rapid response labor mechanism is a much-needed tool for leveling the playing field and arresting the race to the bottom on wages.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">“The USW commends the Biden administration for employing the new trade deal’s enforcement mechanism to benefit workers across North America.”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: italic;" class="">The USW represents 850,000 workers employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in health care, public sector, higher education, tech and service occupations.</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-family: Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif; font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font color="#6c6c6c" face="Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-size: 14px;" class=""><a href="https://uaw.org/uaw-statement-actions-united-states-trade-representatives-rapid-response-usmca-labor-organizing-irregularities-silao-mexico/" class="">https://uaw.org/uaw-statement-actions-united-states-trade-representatives-rapid-response-usmca-labor-organizing-irregularities-silao-mexico/</a></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#6c6c6c" face="Arimo, helvetica, arial, sanserif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" class=""><font face="Open Sans, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">UAW STATEMENT ON THE ACTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVES’ RAPID RESPONSE UNDER USMCA OVER LABOR ORGANIZING IRREGULARITIES IN SILAO MEXICO<br class=""><br class=""></b></span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;" class=""><font face="Open Sans, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""> May 12, 2021<br class=""><br class=""></b></span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">Detroit</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> – “The UAW supports the actions of the U.S. Trade office and continues to have appropriate discussions at many levels about this significant workers’ rights issue.”</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(108, 108, 108); 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Arthur Stamoulis<br class="">Citizens Trade Campaign<br class="">(202) 494-8826<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">
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