“A British academic trade union responsible for continual calls to ostracize Israeli academia is again set to consider a boycott call and alignment with the ‘boycott, divestment, sanctions’ campaign at its annual conference in Manchester next month. The University College…
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Northern Ireland: Trade unionists make the case against BDS campaign
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Last night, four trade union opponents of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign targetting Israel were given the opportunity to make their case before a standing-room only crowd in Belfast. In an event organised by Northern Ireland Friends of…
Organising and empowering in the West Bank
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‘ Now I realise the importance of unions and I have begun to know my rights at my worksite.’ This is the verdict of Palestinian factory worker Nedaa AL Zaher, after attending a recent British TUC-supported training session run by…
UK unions back anti-Israel vigil
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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…
UCU to host seminars on the dangers of anti-Semitism
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The UK’s University and College Union (UCU) which has spearheaded the campaign for an academic boycott of Israel has announced a series of seminars about the dangers of anti-Semitism. Academic Friends of Israel write: The UCU is putting on three one-day…
UNISON promotes constructive engagement in Palestine
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UNISON, Britain’s public sector union, has just published its quarterly “International Newsletter” and its three items about Israel/Palestine are all examples of positive and constructive engagement.
Goods from illegal Israeli settlements should be banned, says Brit TUC
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The British national trade union centre, TUC, has just issued this statement Commenting on the Government’s advice to retailers on produce from illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories issued on December 10 2009 , the British TUC General Secretary…
UK academics’ union again discusses illegal anti-Israel boycott
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The University and College Union (UCU) held a meeting in London yesterday to discuss to debate whether to call for an academic boycott of Israel. The location, full agenda and even the existence of the conference itself has been shrouded…
COSATU activists to bring pro-boycott message to the UK
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Bongani Masuku (International Secretary) and George Mahlangu (Campaigns Coordinator) from the South African national trade union centre, COSATU, are due to speak in Manchester on 7 December at an event titled “The case for sanctions and boycott”. The event will…
Calls to boycott Israel isolate the British trade union movement
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This article appears on the website of the Jewish Labour Movement in the U.K. by Roger Lyons In a long standing tradition, international trade union co-operation has been about solidarity, campaigning for peace, co-operation, economic development and education. This is…