#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
ITUC Call to Action on Gaza
31 July 2014, from ITUC The ITUC is horrified at the rising death toll in Gaza, which is now over 1,200 – the vast majority of them innocent civilians. Destruction of civilian and UN infrastructure in recent days, including schools, hospitals and the territory’s only power plant, will have grave ramifications for the Palestinian population … Continue reading ITUC Call to Action on Gaza
ITUC and COSATU add voices to embargo call
18 July 2014, via The Guardian The President of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Secretary-General of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) have joined with a host of Nobel peace laureates, intellectuals, artists, musicians, journalists, writers, filmmakers, politicians and celebrities to issue this call: We call on the UN and governments … Continue reading ITUC and COSATU add voices to embargo call
Union statements on Gaza (international)
ITUC-CSI, 31/07/2014: ITUC Call to Action on Gaza ITUC-CSI, 14/07/2014: Israel/Palestine: UN Ceasefire Call Must Be Respected ITUC-CSI, 08/07/2014: Israel/Palestine: Reprisals and Collective Punishment Putting Peace Further out of Reach WFTU, 10/07/2014: Palestine: WFTU denounces the Zionist Israel USB (Italy), 11/07/2014: Italy: USB expresses solidarity with Palestine ITF, 31 July 2014: ITF backs ITUC’s call for … Continue reading Union statements on Gaza (international)
Teachers Union of Ireland passes unanimous vote for academic boycott of Israel
4 April 2013 | via Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) At its Annual Congress on Thursday 4th April 2013, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) became the first academic union in Europe to endorse the Palestinian call for an academic boycott of Israel. The motion, which refers to Israel as an “apartheid state”, calls for … Continue reading Teachers Union of Ireland passes unanimous vote for academic boycott of Israel
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
Public Services International passes Palestine resolution
30 November 2012 Following their press release calling on Israel and Hamas to accept the truce over recent violence as proposed by the Secretary-General of the UN, the Public Services International (PSI) has passed, at its World Congress (27-30 November 2012) in South Africa, a resolution to fully support the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel campaign. PSI … Continue reading Public Services International passes Palestine resolution
Palestine and the UK trade unions
24 September 2012 / Electronic Intifada / Why Palestine is a key issue for UK trade unions A debate and vote at Britain’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) on 11 September marked another watershed moment for solidarity with Palestine. The motion called for a delegation to Gaza to be organized by the Trades Union Congress in … Continue reading Palestine and the UK trade unions
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