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Article

28 Sep 2007

Author:
John J. Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO [USA]

[PDF] Letter to Chevron CEO David O'Reilly

I strongly urge you to speak out immediately against this week's brutal crackdown by the Burmese military... Chevron's silence...makes it difficult to take seriously Chevron's position that Chevron should remain in Burma because Chevron is a more responsible corporate actor than alternative possible corporate partners... Chevron also funds a trade association, the US-ASEAN Business Council, which lobbies the U.S. administration and Congress against the imposition of economic sanctions on Burma... We expect Chevron to state publicly its opposition to the US-ASEAN Business Council's position against economic sanctions on Burma or simply stop funding this lobbying group. [also refers to Unocal (part of Chevron), statement by former Reebok CEO Paul Fireman]