PACE in US Wins Union Recognition for SCA Workers

ICEM’s Global Agreement, as well as US affiliate PACE’s strategic accord with Swedish paper producer SCA were instrumental in bringing union representation to state of Arizona workers. In a two-day vote 27-28 May conducted by the US government, workers at a tissue plant in Bellemont, Arizona, voted for PACE 88-50. The union and SCA agreed to a “principles of behavior” code during the election campaign, which came as a result of ICEM’s Global Agreement signed with the company in April, as well as PACE’s cooperative accord signed with SCA in October 2003.