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12 August, 2005ICEM News release No. 34/2002
Unions representing more than 5,000 American and Canadian workers employed at Dow Chemical Co. and Dow Corning Corp. have formed a North American inter-union network for their "mutual defence and advancement."
The decision was announced by leaders of seven unions meeting in Midland, Michigan, yesterday. Midland is the site of Dow's global corporate headquarters.
Together, these unions represent workers employed at 17 manufacturing facilities of Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, and DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC in the US and Canada. The conference was organised by the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM), the 20-million-strong global union federation that represents chemical workers around the world.
Union leaders at the meeting raised concerns that Dow is systematically attempting to undermine trade union organisation in its US operations. In response, ICEM General Secretary Fred Higgs will be urgently seeking a meeting with Dow's CEO in order to establish a dialogue on these issues.
The decision was announced by leaders of seven unions meeting in Midland, Michigan, yesterday. Midland is the site of Dow's global corporate headquarters.
Together, these unions represent workers employed at 17 manufacturing facilities of Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, and DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC in the US and Canada. The conference was organised by the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM), the 20-million-strong global union federation that represents chemical workers around the world.
Union leaders at the meeting raised concerns that Dow is systematically attempting to undermine trade union organisation in its US operations. In response, ICEM General Secretary Fred Higgs will be urgently seeking a meeting with Dow's CEO in order to establish a dialogue on these issues.