Owen Herrnstadt

Owen Herrnstadt is the Director of International Affairs for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). He develops and implements union strategies to confront the realities of globalization, and has built relationships with unions in other countries. He has also been deeply involved in the debate over the relationship between labor standards and trade. The Machinists' Union represents 750,000 workers in more than 200 basic industries in North America, including major manufacturing and aerospace firms such as Boeing in Seattle. The Machinists were among the unions participating at W.T.O. protests in Seattle last year.