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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 RMT
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UK: Union leaders tell supermarkets to boycott settlement products
According to the Morning Star, seven trade union leaders have issued a call on Britain’s supermarkets to cease purchasing products from company’s which benefit from Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. They write: “We note that the Co-operative supermarket pledged to end trade with Israeli agricultural export companies that operate in settlements. We urge all… »
UK: Union official admits to anti-semitic outburst, apologises (sort of)
About two weeks ago, we reported on an anti-Semitic outburst by a British trade union official at a pro-Palestinian event on 24 October. Initially, there were denials that he used the term “chosen people” — and it’s true that this bit of the outburst was not on the widely-circulated video of the event. But it… »
UK: Anti-semitic outburst from union official caught on video
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UK: Pro-Hamas campaigners postpone trade union conference – why?
The pro-Hamas Palestine Solidarity Campaign was supposed to be holding its Trade Union Conference this weekend, as we reported last week. But now they’ve decided to postpone it until next year. Here’s the explanation from their website: Important announcement: postponement of PSC Trade Union Conference Unfortunately the PSC Trade Union Conference 29th October 2011 has been… »
UK: Pro-Hamas campaigners to hold “trade union conference” in London
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which supports Hamas and whose logo shows a map of Israel and Palestine with one of those countries, erased is calling a trade union conference in London in another 9 days. Ironically, the only trade union general secretary who is listed as speaking is Bob Crow of the RMT — which… »
British union leaders call for global unions to adopt BDS position
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has finally published the statement of a delegation of a half dozen British trade union leaders representing five trade unions (Unite, RMT, TSSA, PCS, and Napo). The trade unionists involved were: Gerry Doherty – General Secretary TSSA; Simon Dubbins – Director International Department, UNITE the Union; Garry Hassell – Executive RMT; Shaun… »
UK unions back anti-Israel vigil
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 Israeli war criminals to be brought to justice”. It will not, apparently, call for an… »
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… »