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Union activists from Sabula’s local launched a GoFundMe campaign that has raised over $330,000 as we went to press.

​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.