Summit for Democracy: No Democracy Without Unions

March 29, 2023 00:03:42
Summit for Democracy: No Democracy Without Unions
Solidarity Center
Summit for Democracy: No Democracy Without Unions

Mar 29 2023 | 00:03:42

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Show Notes

  On the eve of the Summit for Democracy, high-level U.S. government officials and domestic and international labor activists highlighted the fundamental role of trade unions to reinforce, expand and protect democracy around the world at an official summit side event. The event Tuesday, March 28, “No Democracy Without Unions: Labor Movements as Defenders of […]

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