The author of the new book, “No Neutrals There: U.S. Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine,” discusses how U.S. labor unions have played a key role in building and maintaining the state of Israel.
SEIU Rank and File and Staff welcome movement from Union leadership on Palestine, but demand SEIU stand firmly against genocide — and for Palestinian liberation
The Service Employees International Union, which represents almost 2 million workers, has become the largest U.S. union to back a ceasefire in Gaza.
Former Google employee Ariel Koren says the company has “sustained a culture of silencing anti-Zionist Jews and creating toxic and unjust conditions for Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim workers.”
The movement for Palestinian liberation has long engaged with labor struggles around the world, and this moment is no different. Michael Arria talks to organizers in the tech industry working to counter Project Nimbus, a joint Amazon/Google project with the Israeli military.
Invoking the U.S.’s militant labor history, Muhammad Blaidi of the Palestine New Federation of Trade Unions calls on workers in this country to join with Palestinians in their struggle for liberation. “Americans don’t need to represent occupation,” he says. “They can take a stand for humanity.”
Adalah Justice Project’s Sumaya Awad interviews Manal Shqair on the role of the Palestinian labor organizing in the liberation movement. “Dismantling of the Israeli settlement enterprise means that we Palestinians will be able to reclaim our land and natural resources. This, of course, will put an end to the exploitation of Palestinian workers by their Israeli employers,” Shqair explains.