North American Solidarity Project

The North American Solidarity Project is a joint effort to transform the labor movement in North America based on democratic, militant, and social unionism, and true internationalism between workers in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

UE President Rosen Attends Unifor Convention

September 5, 2022

UE General President Carl Rosen was a guest at the 4th Constitutional Convention of UE’s Canadian sister union Unifor, which was held from August 8-12. Rosen joined 1,800 Unifor members as they debated and voted on priorities for their union and elected a new national president. Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of that country’s economy.

Solidarity with Refinery Coop Workers Fighting for Democracy and Power for All Workers

February 7, 2020

As the shameful lockout of Coop Refinery workers in Regina, Saskatchewan enters its tenth week, UE reaffirms our full solidarity with Unifor Local 594. The very right of workers to have an organized voice and a say in their workplaces is at stake in this dispute. We are encouraged by the solidarity shown to Local 594 by their national union and the rest of the Canadian labor movement, and we encourage all US unions to close ranks with our brothers and sisters in Canada to defeat this attack on our rights.

UE Stands in Solidarity with Unifor Refinery Workers, Condemns Aggressive Police Tactics

January 21, 2020

UE stands in full solidarity with the members of Unifor Local 594 who have been locked out by Co-op Refinery in Regina, Saskatchewan, and the members of Unifor who have come from across Canada to support them. We unequivocally condemn the heavy-handed and aggressive tactics used by the Regina Police, including the arrest on Monday January 20 of Unifor National President Jerry Dias, Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle, and other Unifor members.

North American Solidarity Project Unions Meet to Advance Work on Climate, Other Campaigns

November 6, 2019

UE’s national officers, the presidents of the Eastern and Western regions, and several senior staff met in Chicago the weekend of November 1-3 with leaders from other unions participating in the North American Solidarity Project: UE’s Canadian partner Unifor, National Nurses United, and the Inland Boatmens’ Union/ILWU. The group reviewed the project’s work and made plans for next steps in five core areas: Workers’ Rights and Workers’ Power, Equity and Anti-Racism, Medicare for All, Climate Change and Just Transition, and Trade and Migration.

UE Joins Unions from Four Countries at North American Solidarity Project Conference in Ontario

December 7, 2018

More than three dozen UE leaders and staff traveled to Port Elgin, Ontario on November 9-11 to discuss key challenges and issues facing the labor movement with trade unionists from across North America, along with allies from Europe and Australia. The North American Solidarity Project Conference brought together 140 delegates from six unions in four countries.

UE, Unifor Continue to Build Solidarity at Canadian Council Meeting

August 23, 2018

A delegation of UE officers, leaders and staff joined UE’s Canadian partner union Unifor for their Canadian Council meeting from August 17-19 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “They were very welcoming and continued to display the kinds of progressive political and trade-union principles that are fully in sync with the UE,” said UE Director of Organization Gene Elk.

UE-Unifor Study Group Explores Independent Political Action

March 30, 2018

The North American Solidarity Project, a joint project of UE and Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union, held a high-level study group meeting on union political action in March. Leaders and staff from both unions discussed the challenges of independent, working-class political action in an age of rising right-wing populism and abandonment of workers by the parties that claim to represent working-class interests.

UE-Unifor Study Group Tackles Organizing in North Carolina Meeting

February 2, 2018

Leaders of UE and Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union, met in Durham, North Carolina on January 11th and 12th, to further develop the North American Solidarity Project and discuss new approaches to organizing. The North American Solidarity Project was created by a cooperation agreement between UE and Unifor, ratified by UE members at the 75th Convention in August, with the aim of revitalizing and renewing the labor movement in both countries.

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