The following are the remarks delivered this week by Günther Jikeli (Ver.di) to the Trade Union Friends of Israel fringe meeting at the UNISON conference. Dear friends of Israel, I’m from the German union Ver.di, the largest union in Germany…
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TUFI: Build solidarity between Israeli, Palestinian trade unionists
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The following are the remarks delivered by Stephen Scott from Trade Union Friends of Israel to TUFI’s fringe meeting at the UNISON conference. Brothers, sisters, guests, welcome to the Trade Union Friends of Israel Unison fringe event. Thank you for…
Turning the tide in the fight against BDS
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The following are notes from Eric Lee’s presentation to the Trade Union Friends of Israel (TUFI) fringe meeting at the UNISON conference in Bournemouth yesterday. TUFI was banned this year from having a stall at the conference, but held a…
UNISON bans TUFI from its annual conference
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Trade Union Friends of Israel (TUFI), which aims to “promote Israeli-Palestinian trade union co-operation and strengthen the links between the Israeli, Palestinian and British trade union movements”, has been banned from attending the upcoming annual conference of UNISON, the giant…
Northern Ireland: Trade unionists make the case against BDS campaign
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Last night, four trade union opponents of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign targetting Israel were given the opportunity to make their case before a standing-room only crowd in Belfast. In an event organised by Northern Ireland Friends of…
Trade Union Friends of Israel - January 2010 newsletter
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TUFI reports on the UK government’s pledge of over £50 million for the Palestinian terrritories, including funds for tackling extremism in Gaza, and much more. Read the full newsletter here.
Palestinian workers, unions don’t support BDS campaign
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In an extraordinary series of blog postings, British trade unionists visiting Israel and Palestine have learned that Palestinian workers and their unions are not enthusiastic supporters of the campaign for boycotts, divestments and sanctions (BDS) targetting Israel. In fact, they…
British trade union delegation to Israel and Palestine - the blog
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Trade Union Friends of Israel has been organizing trips to Israel and Palestine for some time now, but for the first time the participants are being encouraged to blog about their visit - which begins tomorrow. Trade unionists from the…
Trade Union Friends of Israel - October newsletter
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Trade Union Friends of Israel (UK) has just published its monthly newsletter which is packed with useful information.
Calls to boycott Israel isolate the British trade union movement
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This article appears on the website of the Jewish Labour Movement in the U.K. by Roger Lyons In a long standing tradition, international trade union co-operation has been about solidarity, campaigning for peace, co-operation, economic development and education. This is…