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Israel Apartheid Week launches – but where are the unions?
Today begins the 9th annual ‘Israel Apartheid Week’ in the UK and soon in other countries. The main event in London is sponsored by a number of pro-Palestinian student groups but not, apparently, any union. A quick search of British trade union websites shows no awareness of this week — which is the main event in… »
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… »
Palestinian gov’t workers on strike yet again over unpaid wages
According to this report, Palestinian government employees have yet again had to go out on strike to pressure the Palestinian Authority to pay their wages. They have called a two-day strike this week to demand full payment of back salaries. The Palestinian Authority claims that wages have gone unpaid because of Israeli sanctions, but the… »
UNISON promotes anti-Israel video denouncing “pinkwashing”
UNISON, Britain’s giant public sector union, has today posted on its website – and promoted via Facebook and elsewhere – a video entitled “No pride in Israeli apartheid”. The video, which lasts for 69 seconds, is — according to the union — “a short simple film telling Israel they are not fooled by its attempts… »
Public Services International supports BDS, apartheid slander on Israel
Public Services International (PSI) is a global trade union federation representing 20 million public sector workers in 150 countries. Its world congress concluded three days ago in Durban, South Africa. Though a search of the PSI website and its special congress site shows nothing about this, there are reports all over the web celebrating the… »
Two British unions taken to court over anti-Israel actions
In recent weeks, two British unions have become the targets of legal action brought by Israeli and British Jewish academics alleging discriminatory practices. In both cases, the unions have justified their actions based on what they see as solidarity with the Palestinian people and deny the allegations. The case of Ronnie Fraser, a member of… »
UK: Israel’s ambassador blasts unions for promoting bigotry
In an article in yesterday’s Guardian, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, Daniel Taub, has come down hard on British unions, in particular Unison (the public sector union) for their policy of boycotting Israel in general and the Histadrut in particular. It is worth giving the whole article a read. But here’s a taste: “The Histadrut,… »
UNISON turns its back on Palestinian advice, decides to sever relations with Israeli unions
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 report what has happened at this year’s UNISON annual conference, where the union decided to… »
Scottish TUC condemns Histadrut, but rejects a complete boycott
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 report on the website of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, a leading figure in the… »
Palestinians tell British union: Don’t sever ties with the Histadrut
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 report has become available only now. It is a long and detailed report reflecting the… »