Some unions talk about boycotts and sanctions and disinvestment. Others engage — get involved with constructive efforts to build peace between Israelis and Palestinians. American unions have played just such a constructive role for many years and according to this…
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A Special Bond: Martin Luther King, Jr., Israel and American Jewry
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by Stuart Appelbaum This year, U.S. Jews, like other Americans, will mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by remembering him as a powerful voice against racism and for civil rights. But, for Jews, Dr. King was also something else: a…
Israeli union in solidarity with workers of Wisconsin
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The battle for workers’ rights in the US state of Wisconsin has captured the attention of the entire labour movement. On Sunday this week, it also resulted in an outspoken statement of support by Israeli unions. Note also democratic trade…
USA: Jewish Labor Committee on the flotilla
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The Jewish Labor Committee has issued the following statement on the flotilla killings: The Jewish Labor Committee is deeply troubled by the tragic events that took place on board the ships attempting to break through the Israeli blockade of Gaza…
Jewish Labor Committee urges TUC to condemn boycotts
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The Jewish Labor Committee notes the statement by the British Trades Union Congress of September 17, 2009. We welcome the TUC’s affirmation of support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and emphasis on security for all parties. Yet,…
Unions move to overturn Israel boycott
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Last month, the Scottish Trade Unions Congress became the latest in a series of unions to call for a boycott of Israeli products. Support for boycotting, divesting from and sanctions against the Jewish state appears to be growing by leaps…
AFT Reiterates Opposition to Academic Boycott of Israel
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In the aftermath of the war in Gaza, a number of Canadian and American professors and organizers have called for an academic boycott of Israel. These initiatives are similar to efforts by a group of British academics earlier this decade…
US trade unionists to Irish counterparts: Don’t boycott Israel
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This extraordinary letter was published in The Independent today. We, members of the American Trade Union movement, have heard and read with disappointment and sadness that some of our Irish colleagues continue to lead a campaign in Ireland for a…
Jewish Labor Committee statement on Gaza
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The Jewish Labor Committee deeply mourns the loss of innocent life and expresses its sorrow for the suffering in the escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel. Hamas has sent thousands of rockets of different ranges over the border into…