UNISON, the giant public sector union in the UK, used to play a positive role in promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace and dialogue. It would invite representatives of Israeli and Palestinian unions to its conferences. This is why it’s so sad to…
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Scottish TUC condemns Histadrut, but rejects a complete boycott
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The recently concluded Scottish Trades Union Congress meeting provided a platform for the most extreme anti-Israel and pro-Hamas views — and this in spite of the UNISON report this month calling for continued engagement with the Histadrut. According to this…
Palestinians tell British union: Don’t sever ties with the Histadrut
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Britain’s giant public sector union UNISON has just issued its long-awaited report on its delegation’s visit to Israel and Palestine. The visit had been scheduled to take place a year ago, finally happened at the end of 2010, and the…
German unionist tells UNISON: Don’t boycott Israel
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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…
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…
British TUC steps up boycott campaign targetting Israel
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According to this report on the website of UNISON, Britain’s giant public sector union, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has taken action to implement its call last September for a partial boycott of Israeli goods. UNISON writes, “The Palestine Solidarity…
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…
UK unions back anti-Israel vigil
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The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has called for a vigil outside the Israeli embassy in London on Sunday to mark the first anniversary of Operation Cast Lead. The vigil will call for “an end to Israel’s siege on Gaza, and for…