Workers Uniting
Workers Uniting is a trans-Atlantic trade union created in 2008 by a merger of Unite the Union (better known as Unite) of the United Kingdom and Ireland with the North American United Steelworkers union (USW) based in the United States.[1] Both unions still retain individual branding and leadership.
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The organisation's logo
The merged union has a membership of three million members.[2]
Politics
Workers Uniting opposed the proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada. [3]
References
- Greenhouse, Steven. "Steelworkers Merge With British Union." New York Times. July 3, 2008; Toland, Bill. "USW, Brits Near Creation of 'Super' Union." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 28, 2008.
- BBC News: Merger forms transatlantic union, July 2, 2008 (link last visited July 14, 2008).
- "Workers Uniting condemns EU-Canada trade agreement".
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