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Trade union leaders from three continents have announced the launch of a new global movement "to challenge the apologists for Hamas and Hizbollah in the labour movement" and to fight for a two-state solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The movement is called TULIP - Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine. [Read more]TULIP AWU
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Anti-Israel union activists in Australia checked by new ACTU Assistant Secretary
Anti-Israel BDS activists in Australia have begun an email campaign targeting union leaders and trade union supporters of Palestine. Hundreds of unsolicited emails were sent out last week across Australia to union in-boxes introducing their new group, called Australian Unionists Supporting Palestine (AUSPalestine). The emails say they want the ACTU and Australian unions to promote… »
Standing up to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement
Speech by Paul Howes to Zionist Federation of Australia conference in Melbourne, Sunday October 10 2010 Thanks for inviting me to speak to the Zionist Federation of Australia conference. We are here at both an exciting time: — the new round of peace talks between the Palestinian leadership and the Israeli leadership; And at a… »
AFL-CIO leadership on Palestine/Israel praised
One of the founders of Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine (TULIP) has written to the new AFL-CIO President, Rich Trumka, to congratulate him for re-affirming the strong and continuing relationship between the AFL-CIO and Israel. “ The leadership you are showing on this important issue for the global trade union movement cannot be underestimated,”… »
Australian trade unions supporting Palestine/Israel peace process
Trade unionists must show they can create practical examples of solidarity between Israelis and Palestinians, the president of the Australian Council of Trades Unions, Sharan Burrow, told a labour movement meeting in Sydney this week. ” These practical working models would be a demonstration to all that a peaceful end to the strife between the… »
State of the union
An editorial in this week’s – Australian Jewish News discusses the Australian Council of Trade Unions decision, taken at their Congress earlier this month, to adopt a balanced position on Palestine/Israel and reject the boycottist ideology seemingly popular in trade union groupings in other parts of the globe. FROM the time the first Israeli tank… »
TUFI Update – March 2009
International Trade Union News: Union leader refuses to support Israel boycott International Trade Union News: CUPE National opposes local union resolution Trade Union News: ICTU re-launch year-old delegation report British Trade Union News: Scottish trade union delegation to Israel and Palestine Israeli Industrial News: Redundancies hit record high as 20,000 Israelis lose jobs in January… »