Executive Council Statement
2017 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award
… A vibrant labor movement is essential to democracy. In a global political climate marked by closing space for civil society, growing corporate power and an erosion … the first direct vote in KCTU history, promising to organize a general strike against austerity economics and precarious work. Under his leadership, union activists have been at the forefront of the fight for social justice in South Korea. … labor movement, United Nations officials and numerous human rights groups in calling for President Han’s release. When right-wing governments and their corporate allies threaten basic labor rights and democratic norms, workers must organize and …