International: interview of Jerry Fernandez, American president of the transatlantic union federation, Workers Uniting

at Britain, and the United Steelworkers Union (USW), United States, decided to join forces within Workers Uniting to be more active against multinationals and better face the multiple relocation threats. Jerry Fernandez, USW international relations director since 1988, is telling us about the strategy of the federation, a transatlantic alliance with nearly 3 million members. (Ref. 100614)

• What gave you the will to create Workers Uniting (WU)?

Jerry Fernandez. Let’s do some history. In 1