Category: Labor
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Appeal from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions on the occasion of a year of resistance to genocide – نداء صادر عن اتحاد نقابات العمال الفلسطينيين بمناسبة مرور عام على الصمود و مقاومة الإبادة الجماعية
USPCN is circulating an Appeal from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions on the occasion of a year of resistance to genocide. (اللغة العربية أدناه) Brothers and Sisters of trade and workers’ unions in North America, Europe, and the rest of the world. We write to you once again from Gaza as we approach…
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Make an end-of-year humanitarian aid donation to Gaza, and also support USPCN’s organizing today!
Stop the U.S.-sponsored Israeli genocide, and fight for the liberation of Palestine! As we approach the new year, we are in the midst of an ongoing genocide being committed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) — with the blessing of the U.S. and European Union — against our people in Gaza, with over 21,000 Palestinians killed,…
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US National Day of Mourning | Palestinian Victory Statement | #BlackFriday Chicago Protest | Orange County Vigil | Gaza Podcast
National Day of Mourning – in lieu of “Thanksgiving” Today, USPCN honors the diverse Native people of this land on this National Day of Mourning. The Indigenous people of Turtle Island have a deep connection and respect for their land, so as Palestinians and Arabs, we honor their resilience through our own anti-colonial and anti-racist…
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Statement from the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions – Gaza Strip in Support of Black Liberation and Workers’ Struggle
PC: BDS Movement READ this brilliant statement from the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions – Gaza Strip in support of the Black liberation struggle and U.S. labor movement! Until Liberation and Return, U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
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USPCN joins CTU’s call to #ShutDownChi on April 1st
USPCN joins CTU’s call to #ShutDownChi on April 1st The U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) has joined the call from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) for a massive day of action April 1st across the city of Chicago. Far from being a strike simply about teachers’ salaries and benefits, and school funding, the CTU, as…
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Manawel Abdel-Al from Palestine in Chicago; Narratives of Resistance
The Struggle for Land and Labor – Workers’ Rights in Palestine Join Manawel Abdel-Al of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU)–directly from Occupied Palestine–as he shares the struggles of Palestinian workers and discusses the call by Palestinian civil society, including labor unions, for the use of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) as a…
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Palestinians in the US Celebrate International Workers’ Day–May Day
On May Day, International Workers’ Day, the US Palestinian Community Network – and Palestinian workers in Palestine and in exile – join workers around the world in celebration of the incredible achievements of laborers for their just rights. On its 125th anniversary, we pay special tribute to the eight Haymarket martyrs and to their immense…
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International Support Pours in for June 20 Zim Lines Ship Picket
Letters of solidarity are pouring in to support the Sunday, June 20 Picket of an Israeli Zim Lines Ship, calling on dockworkers of the storied ILWU Local 10 to refuse to unload an Israeli ship in line with Palestinian calls for solidarity following the Israeli massacre against the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza. The action is…
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San Francisco: June 20 – Protest Israeli Zim Lines Ship!
Join the Labor and Community Picket of an Israeli Zim Lines Ship Sunday, June 20 5:30 A.M (morning) Port of Oakland, Berth 57, Middle Harbor Rd. Protest Israel’s Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla! Boycott Israeli Ships and Goods! Lift the Blockade NOW – Let Gaza Live! Bring Down Israel’s Apartheid Wall! Unions, labor federations…
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Labor for Palestine: Open Letter from U.S. Trade Unionists to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
Labor for Palestine: Open Letter from U.S. Trade Unionists to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Boycott Apartheid Israel December 4, 2009 Issued by Labor for Palestine – ://laborforpalestine.wordpress.com – [email protected] Sign the letter! + Donate to Labor for Palestine Download PDF of letter for distribution “Sanctions alone cannot eradicate apartheid; that task is ultimately left to…