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Hearing on first complaints under NAFTA, 1994. Benedicto Martínez (Co-president, FAT), Fernando Castro (fired GE worker), Ron Carey (IBT President), Ofelia Medrano (fired Honeywell worker) and Amy Newell (UE Secretary-Treasurer).

Mural in the FAT's National Office created as first part of a cultural exchange in April, 1997 by lead artist Mike Alewitz and Daniel Manrique.

Mural by Daniel Manrique in lower level of FAT office in Mexico City. Painted during UE-FAT cultural exchange, April, 1997.

Part of the mural painted by Mexican artist Daniel Manrique on the Chicago regional office of UE in September 1997 as second phase of the cultural exchange with U.S. artist Mike Alewitz.

Jodie Schneider, an Echlin shop leader from Canadian Auto Workers Local 1285 in Mississauga, Ontario, addresses a 1997 rally at the Department of Labor calling on Echlin to respect workers’ rights in all three NAFTA countries.

FAT shows support for students in Madison during worker-to-worker delegation in June, 2000.

Paul Bergles (President, UE Local 1172) makes a contribution to FAT workers, June 2000.

Painting by Beatriz Aurora, as part of UE-FAT cultural exchange, November 2004, for the FAT's Congress.

Unions representing GE workers from Brazil (CUT), Mexcio (FAT), India (NTUI) and the U.S. (UE) meet in São Paulo, Brazil before the World Social Forum, January 2005.

UE and FAT were part of the GGJ delegation to the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre in 2005. This provided an opportunity for Terex workers Tim Holmberg from the UE and Alceu Siqueira from Brazilian CUT to establish a relationship and for GE workers from the U.S., Mexico, India and Brazil to meet for the first time. January 2005.

Fifth World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, January 2005.

Fifth World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, January 2005.

Fifth World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, January 2005.

Fifth World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, January 2005.

FAT local leaders visit Haymarket Memorial during Organizing Institute in Chicago in October, 2005. Gilberto Martínez, Domingo Silva, Joaquin Landeros, Victor Salas.

FAT Co-president Benedicto Martínez participates in October, 2005 worker-to-worker exchange in Chicago as UE's Alejandro Sosa listens attentively. October 2005.

Raymond Sanders, President of UE Local 150, speaks at the press conference on November 3, 2005 prior to a hearing organized by the ICLR where an international panel of lawyers and judges heard testimony regarding the impact of North Carolina's prohibition of collective bargaining for public sector workers. Their report served as the basis for the complaint to the ILO filed in December, 2005.

Border Social Forum in Cd. Juárez, October, 2006.

UE and FAT leadership and attorneys at press conference on October 17, 2006 in Mexico City to announce the filing of a NAALC complaint signed by 53 labor organizations from Mexico, Canada, Québec and the U.S. charging the State of North Carolina and the U.S. government with violating the labor rights of public sector workers by denying them the right to bargain collectively.

Representatives from FAT (Mexico), UE (U.S.), CSQ (Québec), and ZENROREN sing "Solidarity Forever" at the end of the fourth Convergence meeting in Japan, November, 2006.

Carmyn Stanko (UE Local 267) speaks at education rally during fourth Convergence meeting in Japan in November, 2006. Marie Lausch (Local 222) at right.

Benedicto Martínez (FAT), Jake Hall (UE Local 896) and Larsene Taylor (UE Local 150) during fourth Convergence meeting in Japan, November 2006.

Worker-to-worker exchange to Uruachi , Chihuahua, in March 2007 meet with FAT-affiliated truck drivers who have stopped work during a dispute with their employer.

Ashaki Binta from the NC International Worker Justice Campaign speaks at news conference in Raleigh, North Carolina in April, 2007 about ILO victory calling for repeal of prohibition on collective bargaining. Reverend Barber at far left, Angaza Laughinghouse (UE Local 150) and Bob Kingsley (UE Director of Organization) at her right.

Saladin Muhammad (UE), Arturo Silva (FAT), Robin Alexander (UE) and Benedicto Martínez at U.S. Social Forum, Atlanta, July 2007.

U.S. Social Forum Atlanta, July 2007.

Benedicto Martínez Co-president of FAT, speaks at immigrants' rights rally during UE convention in October, 2007.

Discussion with mayor of Guerrero, Chihuahua during tri-national exchange of municipal workers, February 2008.

Tri-national worker-to-worker exchange to Guerrero, Chihuahua in February, 2008.

Al Locklear, President of Charlotte Chapter, UE Local 150 during tri-national municipal worker-to-worker exchange to Chihuahua in February, 2008.

Municipal worker-to-worker exchange in Chihuahua in March, 2008.

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Public Sector Convergence in Charleston, West Virginia, October 2008.

Gustavo González Delgado and Arturo Silva from the FAT join march in support of public sector workers in West Virginia in October, 2008.

Meeting between Martín Esparza and another leader of SME and Benedicto Martínez in 2009.

UE General President Peter Knowlton visited a SME encampment as part of a solidarity delegation in 2009.

Ninth World Social Forum, Belém, Brazil, January, 2009.

Japanese anti-nuclear delegation to the Ninth World Social Forum, Belém, Brazil, January, 2009.

March during Ninth World Social Forum in Belém, Brazil, January, 2009.

UE General President John Hovis accepting gift from FAT Co-President Benedicto Martínez at UE Convention in September, 2009.

Jonah Neale from UE and Victor Felipe Rivera Díaz from FAT's Met-Life affiliate, in Mexico City during worker-to-worker exchange, November 2009.

Bruce Reese from UE Local 332 with Francisco Martínez from FAT-affiliated co-op, 6 de julio in Saltillo, during worker-to-worker exchange in November, 2009.

Salia Warren, Bruce Reese and Emigdio López Sanders from UE visit with a family that had successfully fought for land and services in Gómez Palacio, Durango as members of FOCEP, an affiliate of the FAT on worker-to-worker exchange in November 2009.

UE Delegation to U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, June 2010.

Humberto Montes de Oca (SME), Martín Esparza (SME), Robin Alexander (UE), Carlos Esquer (Los Mineros) and Benedicto Martínez (FAT) at U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, June 2010.

Benedicto Martinez (FAT) shows solidarity for workers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, during Labourstart Conference in July 2010.

Logo for the Tri-National Solidarity Alliance (TNSA) designed by UE cartoonist Gary Huck. September 2010.

One of the first coordinated actions by TNSA was the translation and distribution throughout Mexico, Canada, Québec and the U.S. of large quantities of the Mexican flier which laid out the attack on Mexican workers and independent unions. September 2010.

FAT hosts international guests from CUT (Brazil), CEP Humanity Fund (Canada), UE (US), CSN (Québec) and CGT (France) on visit to SME headquarters during FAT's 50th anniversay celebration, October 2010. Mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros.

Women leaders of the FAT are joined by international guests in celebrating the FAT's 50th anniversary, October 2010.

Forty-six letters were sent to the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights on November 18, 2010 protesting attacks on Mexican workers and independent unions.

A national leader of SME, Pipino Cuevas Velásquez, joined UE in Pittsburgh in April 2011 for protests against the governments of the US and Mexico for labor rights violations.

Tribunal Internacional de Libertad Sindical (International Tribunal on Freedom of Association), Mexico City, April 2011.

Tribunal Internacional de Libertad Sindical (International Tribunal on Freedom of Association), Mexico City, April 2011.

May Day 2011: demanding solutions to the struggles of mine, electrical and airline workers,

Delegation from FAT affilate STINCA during May Day march in Mexico City, 2011.

FAT delegation at May Day march in Mexico City, 2011.

Lenin González (FAT) participates in young activist convergence prior to UE Convention, September 2011.

Tri-national meeting during Days of Action February 2012.

FAT Co-president Benedicto Martínez and UE General President Bruce Klipple show solidarity to garment workers at SANDAK in Tlaxcala, February 2012.

Hilario Nava Maldonado, a leader of DMI at a gathering hosted for worker-to-worker delegation in February 2012.

Local leaders from DMI local in Mexico City affiliated with FAT during exchange with committee from sister UE Local 715 in Edon, Ohio, May 2012. Back row, left to right, UE Local 715 leaders Tim Whitney, Vice Pres. Pat Berry, Pres. Sean Wildrick, Randy Siebenaler and Randy Nester. Front row, Robin Alexander of UE, Juan García, Hilario Nava, and FAT Co-president Benedicto Martínez.

Workers from DMI visit UE sister plant in Edon, Ohio, May 2012. Member, UE Local 715, Hilario Nava, and Juan García de la Cruz.

UE-FAT co-op worker-to worker exchange outside Pascual plant. Mexico City, November 2012.

UE-FAT co-op worker-to-worker exchange, Mexico, November 2012. Ali St. Onge (UE Local 255) and worker from textile co-op, Mexico.

John Thompson, Pauline Wilson and Fernando Ramírez from UE at Museum of the Revolution during Organizers Institute in Mexico City in February, 2013.

Lenin González, a FAT organizer, describes the process of organizing in mexico during the Organizing Institute held in Mexico City between the FAT, UE and CSN in February 2013.

The FAT creates a play to explain how labor law actually works in Mexico during the Organizing Institute held in Mexico City between the FAT, UE and CSN in February 2013.

UE creates a play to explain how labor law actually works in the U.S. during the Organizing Institute held in Mexico City between the FAT, UE and CSN in February 2013.

The CSQ creates a play to explain how labor law actually works in Québec during the Organizing Institute held in Mexico City between the FAT, UE and CSN in February 2013.

Days of Action February 2013.

Poster created by IndustriALL for Days of Action, February 2013.

Jamie Beaton, Pauline Wilson and James Hill from UE participate in demonstration called by Los Mineros in February 2013 during the Days of Action in Mexico City.

James Hill (UE Local 1177) joins Annie Labaj from CAW and representatives from SME during Days of Action in Mexico City in February, 2013.

Joined by UE national and regional officers, members of UE and FAT co-ops were enthusiastic about sharing experiences during October 2013 exchange.

Co-op delegation from Mexico (Alma Contreras Torres, Enrique Lazcano, and Isaías García Izquierdo) shows support for UE Local 332 workers in Fort Edwards, New York, October 2013.

Co-op delegation from Mexico, their hosts from UE co-ops and Regional President peter Knowlton show support for UE Local 332 workers in Fort Edwards, New York in October 2013.

Culmination of march, January 2014

UE General President Bruce Klipple and FAT Co-President Benedicto Martínez at UE’s 74th National Convention, September 2015

UE General President Peter Knowlton (right) with FAT leadership at July 2019 forum on Mexico’s new labor law. Left to right: José Ezequiel García Vargas, Eladio Abundiz Gúadian, Benedicto Martínez Orozco, Rosalba Calva Flores, Knowlton.

Participants in tri-national gathering pose in front of mural by Juana Alicia in Local 506 hall, Erie, Pennsylvania, November 2019.