​For many, it may seem strange that the president of Colombia is represented by a Pittsburgh labor lawyer. However, Kovalik and Petro first met nearly 20 years ago, when Kovalik worked as an attorney for the Steelworkers union.

ATU Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28 are supporting the call for a general strike and organizers expect the list to grow in coming days.

“This is a very important time in the history of making films. Here in the US and in Brasil, young American filmmakers make films,” Kleber shouted as the music started to drown him out.​

The four unions demanded that the Trump Administration not allow ships or workers from other nations to export oil from Venezuela into the United States. The unions that say that using American ships argue that it would be easier to impose sanctions on Venezuela.