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Leo Gerard is the president of the United Steelworkers International, which is part of the AFL-CIO. Gerard, the second Canadian to lead the union, started working at Inco’s nickel smelter in Sudbury, Ontario at age 18. For more information about Gerard, visit usw.org.

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- 02 Dec 09
We Need a Manufacturing Strategy—And CEOs Agree

By Leo W. Gerard, USW International President Defying popular stereotype, CEOs and labor representatives sat on a panel… more
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- 16 Nov 09
Business Council Honoring Vale CEO for Clipping Workers

By Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers International President A business group is honoring Roger Agnelli, the CEO of Vale,… more
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- 06 Nov 09
Hell No! We Won’t Send Our Tax Dollars to China

By Leo Gerard, USW international President Taking candy from a baby: A consortium of Chinese and American companies… more
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- 19 Oct 09
Democrats: Stop Kissing Elephant Trunk and Pass Real Health Reform

By Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers International President The meeting got testy. Voices rose last Thursday among Democrats… more
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- 08 Oct 09
‘Anything Goes’ Capitalism Destroys Companies—and Workers’ Lives

By Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President In the title tune to the 1934 musical “Anything Goes,” Cole Porter… more
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- 26 Sep 09
Enforcing the Rule of Trade Law

By Leo Gerard, President USW International My union, the United Steelworkers (USW), and three paper manufacturers will have… more