Tag Archive for PSC

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…

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…

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…

Labour Friends of Israel: Unions should oppose TUC decision to ally with pro-Hamas PSC

The following is the text of a powerful briefing produced today by Labour Friends of Israel. It effectively challenges the decision by Britain’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) to ally itself closely with an organization - the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC)…

British TUC steps up boycott campaign targetting Israel

According to this report on the website of UNISON, Britain’s giant public sector union, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has taken action to implement its call last September for a partial boycott of Israeli goods.  UNISON writes, “The Palestine Solidarity…

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…

COSATU hails Goldstone report, praises TUC for boycott decision

The following was published on 8 October on the website of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). COSATU fully supports the report by UN-appointed South African jurist Richard Goldstone on the crimes committed by Israel in Operation Cast…