Mexico, Sweeny (AFL-CIO/UNITE), trip, 1997-1998

File — Box: 16, Folder: 19

Scope and Contents

See also Mexico – Maquiladoras Letter to Mazur from AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, inviting him to join him on a trip to Mexico as part of an official delegation, December 19, 1997; Spanish-language documents, including text of remarks by Sweeney; text in English; memo from Mazur to Sweeney, “Mexican Labor Movement – Overview and Policy Considerations,” December 8, 1997, essentially final draft of memo to Mazur from UNITE organizing director Jeff Hermanson, October 24, 1997; AFL-CIO media advisory re trip, January 22, 1998; “Mexico Update and Analysis,” from Schroeder Economics, January 7, 1998; analysis paper by Mexican Action Network on Free Trade (RMALC) criticizing NAFTA as hurting Mexican economy; Working Plan on the Politics of International Relations of the Authentic Labor Front (FAT); summary points re Mexico; newspaper clipping; handwritten notes by Mazur

Dates

1997-1998

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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