Colombia, Guatemala Unionists Call on U.S. to Pass Employee Free Choice

A delegation of Colombian trade unionists from 11 union organizations delivered a letter to the U.S. Embassy in Bogota calling on the U.S. government to support workers' rights.

A delegation from 11 labor groups in Colombia delivers a letter to the U.S. embassy calling on the U.S. government to support Employee Free Choice.

"Supporting this proposed legislation is the least we can do to support North American unions," said the union activists. Unions in North America have been working to support workers and unions in Colombia, who face extreme hardships and threats to their efforts to exercise workers' rights.  

Another visit was made by representatives from five Guatemala unions and federations to the U.S. embassy in Guatemala City. "We are going to strongly support this law and show our solidarity with North American workers and make sure that the right to unionize is respected by multinationals operating in the United States," they said.  

72 unions so far have now participated in the global solidarity campaign for the Employee Free Choice Act, with tremendous support in the Americas, where trade unionists face strong opposition, UNI said, with more visits planned.