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Leaders of major U.S., Mexican and Canadian unions will announce on Wednesday, Dec. 2, the filing of a formal complaint against the government of Canada for violating the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, a side agreement to the NAFTA accord, by prohibiting rural mail carriers in that country from engaging in collective bargaining.

The formal complaint will be released at a news conference at the National Press Club at 9:30 a.m. EST. It will be filed with the U.S.Labor Department's National Administrative Office later Wednesday.

Date:
Wednesday, Dec. 2

Time:
9:30 a.m. EST

Where:
The National Press Club (Club Room) 14th and F streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Who:
Vincent R. Sombrotto, National Association of Letter Carriers
Manuel Acevedo, Mexican Postal Workers Union
Deborah Bourque, Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Larry Fedechko, Canadian Rural Route Mail Couriers Organization

What:
Filing of formal NAFTA complaint against Canada for labor violations.

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