It was an extraordinary event — nearly 50 trade unionists from 15 different unions gathered in London at the end of January to discuss how to turn the tide in British trade unions. They committed themselves to challenging the pro-Hamas narrative…
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Britain’s pro-Hamas Palestine Solidarity Campaign reports on spectacular growth in 2014
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The pro-Hamas “Palestine Solidarity Campaign” (PSC) which has the support of nearly 20 major British trade unions has just issued its annual report of activities in 2014. The report has two very clear messages: the year was a terrible one…
Why Israel is losing the battle in the world’s trade unions
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Text of Eric Lee’s presentation at Limmud, University of Warwick, 29 December 2014 My name is Eric Lee and I’m speaking to you tonight on behalf of TULIP – Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine. TULIP was founded about 5…
UC’s Student Workers Union Fumbles Anti-Israel Initiative
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Last week a milestone occurred affecting U.S. Labor and Israelis alike: a vote took place by the University of California’s “student-workers” union, UAW Local 2865, to approve the “Boycott, Divest from and Sanction Israel (BDS)” movement. While Local 2865 is…
London seminar for trade union supporters of Israel
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We Believe in Israel, along with Trade Union Friends of Israel, is hosting a special seminar in London on Sunday 25 January 2015 from 11.15am to 5.30pm. This is aimed at trade union members who support Israel, with the objective…
Going to Limmud? Meet TULIP founder Eric Lee there
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To our readers in the UK: If you plan to attend Limmud this year, you have a chance to participate in a session led by TULIP co-founder Eric Lee. The session will take place on Monday, 29 December at 19:10…
California student vote on BDS - the Jewish Labor Committee responds
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On the vote of University of California Graduate Students on BDS - statement of the Jewish Labor Committee December 19th, 2014 - After reviewing the recent vote by members of UAW Local 2865 on the issue of whether or not…
The Palestinian hunger strike that “pro-Palestinians” ignore
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The trade union-backed Palestine Solidarity Campaign (UK) is always quick to support hunger strikes — or any protest — by Palestinians jailed for terrorist offenses in Israeli prisons. It doesn’t matter what those Palestinian prisoners may have done; they always…
Massive gains for Israel’s unions in 2013 as number of new members nearly doubles
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Unions in most developed countries face the problem of a declining and ageing membership and struggle to find ways to recruit new members. The news from Israel this morning should therefore be of considerable interest to trade unionists everywhere. According…
Norway: Municipal workers union celebrates BDS win
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The Norwegian municipal workers union Fagforbundet is delighted to report on its success, together with Norwegian People’s Aid, in forcing Staples to stop selling Sodastream products, made in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The boycott of Sodastream is hailed as a…