“The trade unions that fought so hard to make sure the FBU motion did not become TUC policy should be praised,” writes Roger Lyons in last Friday’s Jewish Chronicle. “They have prevented an outright boycott that would have harmed both…
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Jewish Labor Committee urges TUC to condemn boycotts
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The Jewish Labor Committee notes the statement by the British Trades Union Congress of September 17, 2009. We welcome the TUC’s affirmation of support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and emphasis on security for all parties. Yet,…
TUC backs off from outright boycott of Israel and supports Israeli-Palestinian trade union co-operation
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The following was published by Trade Union Friends of Israel on 19 September. TULIP is publishing it as part of a series of articles commenting on the recent TUC decision to support a partial boycott of Israel. British trade union…
TUC debates Israel boycott
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As TUC kicks off the focus of the week is on key motions about political representation, the strategy for the future and whether the British Trade Union movement boycotts Israel. A position that could divide our movement and close down…
Israeli unions: Don’t boycott - support PGFTU and Histadrut instead
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The Histadrut, Israel’s national trade union centre, has issued a statement which makes clear the union’s position on boycotts — and on building peace between Israelis and Palestinians. “We believe that conflicts are solved by dialogue and negotiations, and not…
Canada’s largest union to debate Israel boycott call
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Canada’s largest trade union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), is to debate the question of Israel and the Palestinians at its National Convention next month in Montreal. Among the four resolutions submitted is one which calls for the…
British fire fighter union calls for complete boycott of Israel
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The sanctions call has been questioned by Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine (TULIP). The new organization works with Israeli and Palestinian trade unionists and non-governmental organizations to find practical ways to respond to Israel-boycott calls. TULIP’s Eric Lee has…
British TUC to debate boycott resolution
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The following resolution has been submitted to this year’s Trades Union Congress by the Fire Brigades Union. Though it initially seems to focus on boycotting goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, the resolution also calls on the…
RMT reverses course, calls for boycott of Israeli goods
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The following appears in an article by Janine Booth, a London Transport Region delegate to the recent conference of the RMT union in Britain: “Disappointingly, the AGM voted for a boycott of Israeli goods, overturning RMT’s ‘solidarity not boycott’ policy.…
European court rules boycotts of Israel are unlawful discrimination
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Unions in Europe should consider very carefully the possibility that calls for boycotts of Israeli products (and academics) are in fact illegal. This report from the Jerusalem Post should be circulated to every union that has called for such boycotts.