Dan Kovalik - Assassination of Trade Unionists.

Union leaders assassinated in cold blood in world record numbers. Accusations of corporate hit men murdering trade unionists and getting away with it, being slapped on the wrist with government fines as "punishment." These are some of the disturbing details of Dan Kovalik's speech to the USW's 2007 Rapid Response legislative conference in Washington, D.C.

Kovalik, an attorney with the 850,000-member United Steelworkers union, says such violence in Colombia is occurring as President Bush pushes Congress to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia.

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[bwhitestack]

Dan Kovalik should be commended for his work to stop Drummond from its support of the paramilitaries' terrorism against unionists in Colombia.

[comohpmevoyallamaren]

.... Colombia.

this only keeps the dirt on Colombia's image, you should go there to see what a wonderfull cuntry it is

[comohpmevoyallamaren]

he's talking about the ppl that were killed in so many years, but you know what? more ppl have been killed in the las 5 years in US in schools, minors obviously, he's talking about the death of ppl who go to Colombia to steel and not to mention that their own AMERICAN companies supply those Colombian terrorists because thats who they get all the coccaine from, FTA only helps US, we dont have the tropical wheather to have so many things that Colombia has. dont take advantage from

[colombiandreams]

ur stats are from 2001 get them from 2007 and then lets see if there is progress or not. FTA agreement to continue the progress colombia has made in the past 5 years with the Uribe.

[Tahmus]

I agree.

If the workers do not arm themselves, these armed thugs, indirectly hired by their employers, will run them over.

[LuciusBrutus]

Lawsuits? Congress?

The labor movement needs to get armed and deadly.

I disagree with calling them terrorists. This is simply a criminal act based on money and bribes not political motivated suicide bombers. They are gangsters, not terrorists.