United Kingdom: Stand up for Palestinians and be counted

Morning Star Online, September 14, 2009

by Hugh Lanning

At this year’s TUC conference, delegates will have an opportunity to regain the leading role that trade unions played in confronting apartheid South Africa by adopting practical solidarity with Palestinians.

In the wake of Israel’s war on Gaza, unions passed a wave of motions calling for solidarity action.

The Fire Brigades Union, which is moving the motion at Congress, voted to support and promote throughout the trade union and labour movement a campaign to boycott Israeli goods, disinvest from Israeli institutions and impose sanctions against Israel.

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