Finally, some good news in the labour movement: according to this report, a motion presented to the annual conference of the National Tertiary Education Union endorsing a call for boycotts against Israel was defeated.
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Pro-Palestinian trade unionists in Australia launch new organization
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AUSPalestine — representing “Australian workers united for peace and justice for Palestine” — has just been launched with a new website. As we write these words, some key things are missing from the site — such as the organization’s founding…
Practical solutions for peace, justice and reconciliation
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Labor Party and union members in Australia, looking for progressive solutions to support peace, justice and reconciliation for Palestine and Israel , will hold a break through Fringe Event at the 2009 National Conference of the Australian Labor Party in…
State of the union
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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…
Australian trade unions back engagement stance on Israel/Palestine
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The Australian trade union movement has returned to its traditional position of taking a moderate and balanced stance on the hotly contested issue of Israel-Palestine. “ The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Congress – the highest decision making body…
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…
TUFI Update - March 2009
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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…