Ervin Schleufer is a member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and retired member of the United Steelworkers of America Local 338. Schleufer was among the striking steelworkers locked out by the Kaiser Corporation in Spokane from 1998 to 2000. In 1999 he traveled the West Coast, with a group calling themselves “road warriors,” to connect with activists, get support for their strike, and raise interest in protesting the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in Seattle. Schleufer joined thousands of union members from across the country in November of 1999 to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over worker’s rights and environmental concerns. "We were recognized by these shirts everywhere. On the evening of that first day, we had to zig and zag up the hill past the riot police. This T-shirt was signed by fellow steelworkers and other protesters in the lounge where finally made it to safety. I think even the waitress signed it."