WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2024 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), issued this statement following a dangerous attack on democracy by the South Korean President:
“The IAM Union stands firmly for the principles of democracy, both here at home in the United States and Canada and around the world. While massive public protests have for now ended martial law in South Korea, we stand in complete solidarity with the working people of South Korea, especially our close allies at the Korean Metal Workers’ Union.
“South Korea’s conservative president is on a dangerous path of using the military to suppress the basic rights of every South Korean citizen. It is the same path taken prior to the country’s democratization, when martial law was used to suppress workers’ rights and more. We must not allow the clock to be turned back to those dark days – and the IAM and workers around the world are joining hands to resist this unconstitutional atrocity.”
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is one of North America’s largest and most diverse industrial trade unions, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive, and other industries.
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