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The French Workers’ Union CNT Joins BDS Campaign
franí§ais ci-dessous 01/11/2009 – Through the intermediary of its international Secretary, the National Work Confederation (Confédération Nationale du Travail or CNT), a French anti-capitalist internationalist union involved in social class struggles, has joined the campaign labelled “Boycott, Disinvestmant and Sanction against the State of Israel”, an international campaign launched by more than 170 grassroot Palestinian […]
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College and University Workers United
Why Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions pamphlet. Click here to download: Why Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions pamphlet
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Dump Israel Bonds
Letter Sent to the CT AFL-CIO September 5, 2009 To the Connecticut AFL-CIO Executive Board and AFL-CIO Convention: We are a group of CT unionists, workers, community leaders and concerned citizens who are distressed that the Connecticut AFL-CIO continues to own $25,000 worth of Israel bonds. The government of Israel is notorious worldwide for its […]
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Large french industrial Trade Union, Solidaires Industrie, joins the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign.
As it has been published today, Solidaries Industrie, a large french industrial trade union, has joined the BDS campaign. It happens a few days after the British trade union confederation also is calling for Boycott. http://www.solidaires-industrie.org/Boycott-Israel L”Union syndicale Solidaires Industrie rejoint la campagne nationale et internationale de Boycott, Désinvestissement, Sanction (campagne BDS) contre Israí«l lancée […]
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British Unions Representing 6.5 Million Workers Endorse Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on Israel
September 17, 2009 Toufic Haddad British trade unions representing 6.5 million workers have overwhelmingly passed a resolution voting to commit its members to participate in and build a campaign involving boycott, disinvestment and sanctions against Israel. The motion was passed at the 2009 annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) held in Liverpool after being submitted by […]
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Appeal To Get Connecticut To Divest It’s Israeli Bonds
The 13 initial signers listed below ask you to join them in this letter to the AFL-CIO. If you wish to be listed as a signer send an email to mecc[at]comcast.net saying “add me to the letter to the AFL-CIO” and put your full name and a line of identification. If you have a working […]
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Boycott movement takes hold in British unions
Asa Winstanley, The Electronic Intifada, 14 August 2009 The international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel has won several important victories in recent months. At this summer’s trade union conferences in Britain, BDS activists have made significant progress. While the campaign has been building momentum in unions globally since the 2005 Palestinian […]
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British fire fighter union calls for complete boycott of Israel
By JONNY PAUL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT LONDON A British fire fighter union is calling for sanctions and a complete boycott of Israel, months after forming a new global movement along with its Israeli counterpart. The Fire Brigades Union has also urged Britain’s 6.5-million member Trade Union Congress to distance itself from its counterpart, the Histadrut […]
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ILWU Longshore vote to commend Durban dockers for Gaza Massacre Protest Action
Jack Heyman #8780 ILWU 20/06/09 2009 Convention Resolution–Commend South African Dockers adopted at the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) – Longshore Caucus June 2009 Whereas, the South African dockworkers union in the port of Durban organized a heroic action against the ZIM Lines ship Joannna Russ, on February 5, 2009 protesting the Israeli massacre […]
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British academic union deals one more blow to business-as-usual with the Israeli academy
Once again, the membership of the University and College Union (UCU) has not let Palestinians down. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) salutes our British colleagues for their steadfast and principled support for the cause of justice and peace in Palestine and for adopting, at the UCU”s annual congress […]
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