#BlocktheBoat success in USA! Successful joint actions of unions and community groups have declared victory after Israeli carrier cancels all ships to Oakland and Los Angeles ports in North America. Workers of the local International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) honoured community picket lines and "sided with the community against US complicity in Israeli apartheid." … Continue reading Unions and community success in #BlockTheBoat
Britain’s biggest union commits to BDS
4 July 2014, from Middle East Monitor Britain's biggest trade union slams Israeli apartheid, commits to BDS campaigning Unite, Britain's biggest trade union, has slammed Israel as "guilty of the crime of apartheid" and committed itself to BDS campaigning. The Labour party's biggest union backer considered three motions related to Palestine at its annual policy … Continue reading Britain’s biggest union commits to BDS
UK National Union of Teachers supports boycott call
20 April 2014, National Union of Teachers (NUT), Press Release: Commenting after the debate on Motion 31, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachersâ union, said: âWe call on the British Government to pursue vigorously the dismantling of the 700km-long wall which separates many Palestinians from their schools and … Continue reading UK National Union of Teachers supports boycott call
Dutch trade unions organise BDS conference
7 October 2013 | via bdsmovement.net On 28 September 2013, in Utrecht, the Dutch trade union ABVAKABO-FNV, together with the Dutch organisations Cordaid, A Different Jewish Voice, PalestineLink, Workgroup Palestine Kairos Netherlands, DocP and the Foundation XminY, organised a conference to generate additional momentum for the successful and growing Dutch and European movement for boycott, … Continue reading Dutch trade unions organise BDS conference
Boycotts that aid the Palestinians
16 August 2013 | via Al Jazeera | Ben White As governments and civil society groups around the world increase their efforts to target goods produced in Israelâs illegal settlements, the Israeli government and BDS critics are stepping up the propaganda counter offensive. One of the main tactics adopted by those seeking to stem the … Continue reading Boycotts that aid the Palestinians
Israeli firms shed crocodile tears for Palestinian workers
9 April 2013 | via Electronic Intifada Whenever calls are made to ban goods from illegal settlements in the West Bank, Israelâs standard response is that sanctions of that nature would have an adverse effect on Palestinian workers. The argument has been trotted out quite a few times lately as some representatives of the European … Continue reading Israeli firms shed crocodile tears for Palestinian workers
About the academic boycott
Learn about the call for an academic boycott of Israel... PACBI: The Palestinian Call for an Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, 6 July 2004 PACBI: Guidelines for the international Academic Boycott of Israel PACBI: Guidelines for the international Cultural Boycott of Israel The Guardian: Why a boycott of Israeli academics is fully justified Antony … Continue reading About the academic boycott
UCU cleared of harassment in landmark tribunal
25 March 2013 | via University and College Union (UK) An Employment Tribunal has found in favour of UCU on all ten complaints of harassment brought by a UCU member who opposed the union's policy on Palestine. The claimant had been supported in his claim by leading lawyer Anthony Julius. In giving their reasoning the … Continue reading UCU cleared of harassment in landmark tribunal
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