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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 INTERNATIONAL-TRANSPORT-WORKERS-FEDERATION
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Border crossing project for Palestinian truckies launched
A brand new initiative, designed to improve the lives of Palestinian drivers, saw its official opening this week. The launch of the ITF’s Palestine border crossing project at Tulkarem City was celebrated on 24 March. The innovative initiative, which began trialling operations over the past few months, is helping Palestinian drivers who are held at… »
Palestinians well represented at historic first for ITF regional conference in Arab World
The Palestinian trade union movement sent two delegates to Amman to help create a new Arab World section of the International Transport Workers Federation . More than 100 delegates from 33 unions representing transport workers in 10 countries met in Amman, Jordan, from 12-14 January 2010. Building trade union solidarity among transport workers Proposals for… »
Union lobbies for better trucker wages in Israel
Unionists in Israel are embroiled in a dispute with the transport authorities in an effort to see better pay in the country’s trucking industry to help counteract the long hours culture. This is widely believed to lead to accidents, including recent incidents that led to fatalities. The International Transportworkers Federation (ITF)-affiliated Histadrut Transport Workers’ Union… »
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… »
Transport worker solidarity in Palestine and Israel
The International Transport Workers Federation has just posted onto YouTube this short video about the Histadrut-PGFTU joint project for Transport Workers. The project – mentored by the ITF – supports professional Palestinian truckers needing to get through military checkpoints. Click to watch the video: Spanning the… »
British RMT union shows solidarity with Israeli and Palestinian transport workers
The British National Union of Rail, Martine and Transport Workers union (RMT) is hosting an Israeli and a Palestinian delegate at its annual conference in the Isle of Man this week (28 June–3 July 2009). Avi Edri, the Chairman of the Israeli transport workers’ union addressed the conference on Monday 29 June and gave a… »