UNtold Story •• USA Labor Unions Fed Up With Iraq
Invasion And Occupation
David Swanson • AFL-CIO's International Labor
Communications Association •• Sez:
"You wouldn't know it from reading, watching, or listening to
the "mainstream" media, but many of the largest labor
organizations in the United States have passed resolutions
demanding that U.S. troops be brought home from Iraq and
the war be ended....
In a reversal of the support that labor has traditionally given
to wars, some of the largest unions, the SEIU and AFSCME,
and the California Federation of Labor, had recently passed
resolutions against the Iraq War, joining early leaders of
opposition, including the United Electrical, Radio, and
Machine Workers, the United Farm Workers, UNITE, the
IWW, and the ILWU Hawaii Local 142 and ILWU San
Francisco longshore local 10, later joined by the ILWU
International....
This story has grown dramatically since July, as the media
blackout has continued unabated. The Communications
Workers of America (many of whose members work in the
media), the Postal Workers (APWU), the Mail Handlers (a
division of the Laborers' Union – LIUNA), and the Asian
Pacific American Labor Alliance have joined the opposition.
The list of state labor federations opposing the war now
includes Washington, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Maryland in
addition to California. At least 20 district and regional bodies,
over 20 central labor councils, and over 20 local unions are on
board, as well as dozens of ad hoc committees and other
labor organizations, including the Coalition of Black Trade
Unionists, the Labor Council for Latin American
Advancement, the Coalition of Labor Union Women, and
Pride At Work (all allied organizations of the AFL-CIO). For a
full roster, see US Labor Against War..."
LINK:
Profit Puffing Media Protecting Iraq War Mess From
Organized Labor Opposition
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