[Marxism] Working Class Solidarity

["Pance Stojkovski" <pance@xxxxxxxxxx>]

16 April 2008 
 
Vermont AFL-CIO calls on workers to support West Coast strike against war 

by Vermont AFL-CIO 

The Executive Board of the Vermont AFL-CIO, representing thousands of
workers in countless sectors across Vermont, have unanimously passed an
historic resolution expressing their ?unequivocal? support for the first US
labor strike against the war in Iraq. 
 
Montpelier, VT ?The Executive Board of the Vermont AFL-CIO, representing
thousands of workers in countless sectors across Vermont, have unanimously
passed an historic resolution expressing their ?unequivocal? support for the
first US labor strike against the war in Iraq. The strike, being organized
by the Longshore Caucus of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union
(ILWU), will seek to shutdown all west coast ports for a period of 8 hours
on the day of May 1st 2008. The Vermont AFL-CIO is the first state labor
federation to publicly back the Longshoremen; other state federations are
expected to follow. 
 
The resolution, among other things, calls the war in Iraq ?immoral,
unwanted, and unnecessary?, states that the vast majority of working
Vermonters oppose the war, and contends that the war will only be brought to
an end by ?the direct actions of working people.? Many other Vermont labor
unions and organizations, including the Vermont Workers? Center, have also
made official statements condemning the war.
 
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California Federation of Teachers 2008 Convention, April 11-13, 2008

(http://www.cft.org/home_news/conv08adoptedres.pdf, page 52)


Late R E SO L U T IO N 32

May 1st Resolution

Submitted by Yvette Felarca, Berkeley Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1078
Committee Socio-Political


Be it resolved that the CFT will publicly support state-wide and local
actions on May 1st against the war and in support of immigrant rights,
including the ILWU?s port-wide, West Coast shutdown, marches, boycotts, and
other mobilizations of labor, community, and student organizations.

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Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) Congratulates Canadian Union of
Postal Workers (CUPW) on Historic Boycott Resolution!

http://www.caiaweb.org/node/628

16 April 2008

CAIA extends its warm congratulations to the delegates of the Canadian Union
Of Postal Workers national convention held in Ottawa, Canada, April 13-17th
2008. At the convention, CUPW passed an historic resolution, Resolution
338/339, in support of the global campaign of boycotts, divestment and
sanctions against Israeli Apartheid.

This resolution is an extremely significant landmark for the Palestinian
solidarity movement in Canada. It represents the first time in North
American history that a national union has passed a BDS resolution. The
resolution recognizes Israel as an apartheid state and expresses CUPW's
support for boycott and divestment from Israel. It was passed almost
unanimously after nearly one hour of discussion on the convention floor.





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