Year: 2024

Painters Local 10 says Defend Immigrants

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Resolution To Defend Immigrants Against Mass Deportations and Racist Violence Whereas, Trump’s planned immigration raids have stoked racist, anti-immigrant violence, and Whereas, this goes together with his praise of billionaire Elon Musk’s strike-breaking, his stoking of divide-and-conquer bigotry and encouragement of violent far-right groups, and Whereas, immigrant workers are a central part of labor, vital to our labor organizations, and their rights are inseparable from those of the rest of the working class, and Whereas, a union is a self-defense organization for the working class as a whole, and Whereas, attacks either from the government or from groups of racist thugs pose a danger to workers everywhere, and Whereas, we cannot look to the government, the courts, politicians of either big-business party, or the police to protect immigrants from bigoted attacks, and Whereas, it is the duty of the unions to defend our fellow workers against oppression and racist attacks, and Whereas, an injury to one is an injury to all, Therefore, be it resolved that IUPAT Local 10 will mobilize its membership to defend immigrants who are under attack either from government raids or racist groups, and Be it further resolved that this body repudiates the vile attacks on immigrants and calls for the rest of labor to mobilize in defense of our fellow workers. Adopted by the membership of Painters Local 10 at the regular business meeting held on November 20, 2024.

Resolution To Defend Immigrants Against Mass Deportations and Racist Violence
Whereas, Trump’s planned immigration raids have stoked racist, anti-immigrant violence, and

Whereas, this goes together with his praise of billionaire Elon Musk’s strike-breaking, his stoking of divide-and-conquer bigotry and encouragement of violent far-right groups, and

Whereas, immigrant workers are a central part of labor, vital to our labor organizations, and their rights are inseparable from those of the rest of the working class, and

Whereas, a union is a self-defense organization for the working class as a whole, and

Whereas, attacks either from the government or from groups of racist thugs pose a danger to workers everywhere, and

Whereas, we cannot look to the government, the courts, politicians of either big-business party, or the police to protect immigrants from bigoted attacks, and

Whereas, it is the duty of the unions to defend our fellow workers against oppression and racist attacks, and

Whereas, an injury to one is an injury to all,

Therefore, be it resolved that IUPAT Local 10 will mobilize its membership to defend immigrants who are under attack either from government raids or racist groups, and

Be it further resolved that this body repudiates the vile attacks on immigrants and calls for the rest of labor to mobilize in defense of our fellow workers.

Adopted by the membership of Painters Local 10 at the regular business meeting held on November 20, 2024.

Portland Federation of School Professionals says Defend Immigrants

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Resolution to Defend Immigrants Against Mass Deportations and Racist Violence Whereas Trump’s planned immigration raids have stoked racist, anti-immigrant violence, and Whereas this goes together with his praise of billionaire Elon Musk’s strike-breaking, his stoking of divide-and-conquer bigotry and encouragement of violent far-right groups, and Whereas, immigrant workers are a central part of labor, vital to our labor organizations, and their rights are inseparable from those of the rest of the working class, and Whereas, a union is a self-defense organization for the working class as a whole, and Whereas, attacks either from the government or from groups of violent racist groups pose a danger to workers everywhere, and Whereas, we cannot look to the government, the courts, politicians of either big-business party, or the police to protect immigrants from bigoted attacks, and Whereas, it is the duty of the unions to defend our fellow workers against oppression and racist attacks, and Whereas, an injury to one is an injury to all, Therefore be it resolved, that PFSP 111 will mobilize its membership to defend immigrants who are under attack either from government raids or racist groups, and Be it further resolved, that this body repudiates the vile attacks on immigrants and publicly calls for the rest of labor to mobilize in defense of our fellow workers.

Resolution to Defend Immigrants Against Mass Deportations and Racist Violence

Whereas Trump’s planned immigration raids have stoked racist, anti-immigrant
violence, and

Whereas this goes together with his praise of billionaire Elon Musk’s strike-breaking,
his stoking of divide-and-conquer bigotry and encouragement of violent far-right
groups, and

Whereas, immigrant workers are a central part of labor, vital to our labor organizations,
and their rights are inseparable from those of the rest of the working class, and

Whereas, a union is a self-defense organization for the working class as a whole, and

Whereas, attacks either from the government or from groups of violent racist groups
pose a danger to workers everywhere, and

Whereas, we cannot look to the government, the courts, politicians of either
big-business party, or the police to protect immigrants from bigoted attacks, and

Whereas, it is the duty of the unions to defend our fellow workers against oppression
and racist attacks, and

Whereas, an injury to one is an injury to all,

Therefore be it resolved, that PFSP 111 will mobilize its membership to defend
immigrants who are under attack either from government raids or racist groups, and

Be it further resolved, that this body repudiates the vile attacks on immigrants and
publicly calls for the rest of labor to mobilize in defense of our fellow workers.

Moved and adopted by the Membership on November 6, 2024

See the PFSP Instagram post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCRx-n7PZvs/

Carpenters Local 503 calls for workers action to stop the U.S./Israel war on Gaza

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On 6/14/2024 at Carpenters Local 503 a motion was made, seconded, and the membership present passed the following motion: WHEREAS solidarity with workers everywhere is a crucial part of labor unionism, and the workers' struggle has no borders. WHEREAS every day now we are seeing the horrifying bombing and massive killing of the working people of Gaza and their families with arms supplied by the same U.S. government that carries out strike breaking against workers here. Over 37,000, including at least 15,000 children, have already been killed and the death toll grows higher day by day while millions more suffer from displacement and starvation. WHEREAS working-class opposition to this U.S./Israel war goes hand in hand with the labor motto, "An injury to one is an injury to all." THEREFORE, be it resolved that UBC Local 503 supports the Palestinian trade unions' call for labor everywhere to stop the shipment of arms for this U.S./Israel war; that we salute dock and transport workers such as in Tacoma WA and San Francisco CA, as well as across the globe such as in India, Belgium and Spain, who have stated their refusal to handle arms shipments for this war; and that we support and encourage efforts for further workers' actions to stop the arms shipments; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, opposing what is in effect yet another U.S. war, this time against the people of Gaza; we call for the immediate end to Israel's bombing of Gaza; for Israel to vacate Gaza and the West Bank, and to end all arming and funding for it now.

On 6/14/2024 at Carpenters Local 503 a motion was made, seconded, and the membership present passed the following motion:

WHEREAS solidarity with workers everywhere is a crucial part of labor unionism, and the workers’ struggle has no borders.

WHEREAS every day now we are seeing the horrifying bombing and massive killing of the working people of Gaza and their families with arms supplied by the same U.S. government that carries out strike breaking against workers here. Over 37,000, including at least 15,000 children, have already been killed and the death toll grows higher day by day while millions more suffer from displacement and starvation.

WHEREAS working-class opposition to this U.S./Israel war goes hand in hand with the labor motto, “An injury to one is an injury to all.”

THEREFORE, be it resolved that UBC Local 503 supports the Palestinian trade unions’ call for labor everywhere to stop the shipment of arms for this U.S./Israel war; that we salute dock and transport workers such as in Tacoma WA and San Francisco CA, as well as across the globe such as in India, Belgium and Spain, who have stated their refusal to handle arms shipments for this war; and that we support and encourage efforts for further workers’ actions to stop the arms shipments; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, opposing what is in effect yet another U.S. war, this time against the people of Gaza; we call for the immediate end to Israel’s bombing of Gaza; for Israel to vacate Gaza and the West Bank, and to end all arming and funding for it now.

Local 46 has got to win this: Time to fight with both fists!

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Class Struggle Workers, Portland Stands in Solidarity With Striking Electricians! Local 46 has got to win this: Time to fight with both fists! Class Struggle Workers – Portland is a militant tendency of union members in Portland that works in favor of a class-struggle perspective within the labor movement. We have participated in many labor actions and mobilizations, including on the picket lines of many labor struggles. We stand in solidarity with the Low-Voltage electricians, and would like to share some thoughts on how this struggle can be won. Low-Voltage members overwhelmingly rejected NECA’s latest “offer.” Now what? They’ve come back with another, even lower one. Evidently the bosses don’t think the union is serious. They think they can wear the union down until there’s no energy left for a fight. Should they get away with that? “One day longer, one day stronger” is, frankly, a rhyme without reason. Construction workers have the power to force the bosses to catch up with inflation and cough up four paid holidays. But it’s time for labor to use its power – or lose it. And right now Local 46 is fighting with one hand in its pocket. The inside wiremen’s contract is expired. They work for some of the same contractors who are all part of the same NECA cabal. The inside wiremen live with the same inflation. They deserve the same paid holidays that the lower-paid 06’s are fighting for. We think it’s clear that all the affected workers should strike together now! A key point we keep seeing the urgency of: Picket lines mean don’t cross, period! No exceptions, no excuses, no lawyerly waffling about “individual choice.” Solidarity in practice, not just words, is essential for the interests of all workers. Without it we all lose. There have been rallies where leaders of all the unions have spoken many words about solidarity. Now is the time to use it! What about the politicians who claim to be friends of labor? The union-busting, warmongering, strikebreaking parties of the bosses don’t operate in the interests of workers – labor must break with the Democrats and Republicans and form an independent workers party. And in order to fight together, labor needs to free itself of the handcuffs imposed by the bosses’ courts. The Ironworkers’ contract is expired. They just voted down an insulting pay-cut “offer.” The painters’ contract is expired. They have rejected the bosses’ lowball insults. The crane operators in Operating Engineers 302 are working without a contract and they too voted down the latest “offer.” “In unity there is strength” – putting that into action can help win, and workers from Seattle to places across the country would be inspired if all Seattle construction was shut down by a joint strike of all trades. This is a critical moment in the labor movement, with inflation squeezing the workers dry and the bosses riding high, and the time for action is now. https://csw-pdx.org/ cswp@csw-pdx.org 503-303-8278 Labor donated, 14 June 2024

Class Struggle Workers, Portland Stands in Solidarity With Striking Electricians!

Class Struggle Workers – Portland is a militant tendency of union members in Portland that works in favor of a class-struggle perspective within the labor movement. We have participated in many labor actions and mobilizations, including on the picket lines of many labor struggles. We stand in solidarity with the Low-Voltage electricians, and would like to share some thoughts on how this struggle can be won.

Low-Voltage members overwhelmingly rejected NECA’s latest “offer.” Now what? They’ve come back with another, even lower one. Evidently the bosses don’t think the union is serious. They think they can wear the union down until there’s no energy left for a fight. Should they get away with that?

“One day longer, one day stronger” is, frankly, a rhyme without reason. Construction workers have the power to force the bosses to catch up with inflation and cough up four paid holidays. But it’s time for labor to use its power – or lose it. And right now Local 46 is fighting with one hand in its pocket.

The inside wiremen’s contract is expired. They work for some of the same contractors who are all part of the same NECA cabal. The inside wiremen live with the same inflation. They deserve the same paid holidays that the lower-paid 06’s are fighting for. We think it’s clear that all the affected workers should strike together now!

A key point we keep seeing the urgency of: Picket lines mean don’t cross, period! No exceptions, no excuses, no lawyerly waffling about “individual choice.” Solidarity in practice, not just words, is essential for the interests of all workers. Without it we all lose.

There have been rallies where leaders of all the unions have spoken many words about solidarity. Now is the time to use it! What about the politicians who claim to be friends of labor? The union-busting, warmongering, strikebreaking parties of the bosses don’t operate in the interests of workers – labor must break with the Democrats and Republicans and form an independent workers party. And in order to fight together, labor needs to free itself of the handcuffs imposed by the bosses’ courts. The Ironworkers’ contract is expired. They just voted down an insulting pay-cut “offer.” The painters’ contract is expired. They have rejected the bosses’ lowball insults. The crane operators in Operating Engineers 302 are working without a contract and they too voted down the latest “offer.” “In unity there is strength” – putting that into action can help win, and workers from Seattle to places across the country would be inspired if all Seattle construction was shut down by a joint strike of all trades. This is a critical moment in the labor movement, with inflation squeezing the workers dry and the bosses riding high, and the time for action is now.

https://csw-pdx.org/ cswp@csw-pdx.org 503-303-8278

Labor donated, 14 June 2024

Portland Federation of School Professionals calls for workers action against war on Gaza

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Portland Federation of School Professionals PFSP AFT Local 111 1110 S.E. Alder, #130 Portland, OR 97214-2400 (503) 236-3497 FAX (503)236-3694 www.pfsp111.org WHEREAS solidarity with workers everywhere is a crucial part of labor unionism, and the workers’ struggle has no borders. WHEREAS every day now we are seeing the horrifying bombing and massive killing of the working people of Gaza and their children with arms supplied by the same U.S. government that carries out strike breaking against workers here. Over 30,000 have already been killed and the death toll is slated to grow higher day by day. WHEREAS working-class opposition to this U.S./Israel war goes hand in hand with the Labor motto, “An injury to one is an injury to all” as well as the call, “Arab, Jewish, black and white, workers of the world unite.” THEREFORE, be it resolved that PFSP Local 111 supports the Palestinian trade unions’ call for labor everywhere to stop the shipment of arms for this U.S./Israel war; that we salute dock and transport workers in Barcelona, Belgium, Italy, and elsewhere who have stated their refusal to handle arms shipments for this war; and that we support and encourage efforts for such workers’ actions here in the U.S. to stop the arms shipments; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, opposing what is in effect yet another U.S. war, this time against the people of Gaza; we call for the immediate end to Israel’s bombing of Gaza; for Israel to vacate Gaza and the West Bank, and to end all arming and funding for it now. motioned and approved by the membership at the general membership meeting on March 6, 2024.
PFSP resolution on Gaza, 6 March 2024

WHEREAS solidarity with workers everywhere is a crucial part of labor unionism, and the workers’ struggle has no borders.

WHEREAS every day now we are seeing the horrifying bombing and massive killing of the working people of Gaza and their children with arms supplied by the same U.S. government that carries out strike breaking against workers here. Over 30,000 have already been killed and the death toll is slated to grow higher day by day.

WHEREAS working-class opposition to this U.S./Israel war goes hand in hand with the Labor motto, “An injury to one is an injury to all” as well as the call, “Arab, Jewish, black and white, workers of the world unite.”

THEREFORE, be it resolved that PFSP Local 111 supports the Palestinian trade unions’ call for labor everywhere to stop the shipment of arms for this U.S./Israel war; that we salute dock and transport workers in Barcelona, Belgium, Italy, and elsewhere who have stated their refusal to handle arms shipments for this war; and that we support and encourage efforts for such workers’ actions here in the U.S. to stop the arms shipments; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, opposing what is in effect yet another U.S. war, this time against the people of Gaza; we call for the immediate end to Israel’s bombing of Gaza; for Israel to vacate Gaza and the West Bank, and to end all arming and funding for it now.

motioned and approved by the membership at the general membership meeting on March 6, 2024.

IBEW Local 48 calls for workers action to stop the U.S./Israel war on Gaza

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Originally published at https://www.ibew48.com/get-involved/current-events/gaza-resolution

WHEREAS, solidarity with workers everywhere is a crucial part of labor unionism, and the workers’ struggle has no borders; and WHEREAS, every day now we are seeing the horrifying bombing and massive killing of the working people of Gaza, and their children, with arms supplied by the same U.S. government that carries out strikebreaking against workers here, with over 25,000 already killed and the death toll slated to grow higher day by day; and WHEREAS, working-class opposition to this U.S./Israel war goes hand in hand with the labor motto, “An injury to one is an injury to all” as well as the call, “Arab, Jewish, black and white, workers of the world unite.” THEREFORE, be it resolved that IBEW Local 48 supports the Palestinian trade unions’ call for labor everywhere to stop the shipment of arms for this U.S./Israel war; that we salute dock transport workers in Barcelona, Belgium, Italy and elsewhere who have stated their refusal to handle arms shipments for this war; and that we support and encourage efforts for such workers’ actions here in the U.S. to stop the arms shipments; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, opposing what is in effect yet another U.S. war, this time against the people of Gaza, we call for the immediate end to Israel’s bombing of Gaza; Israel out of Gaza and the West Bank; end all arming and funding for it now. Resolution approved by the membership of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local Union 48 at their regular membership meeting on February 28, 2024.
IBEW Local 48 Resolution Against the War on Gaza

WHEREAS, solidarity with workers everywhere is a crucial part of labor unionism, and the workers’ struggle has no borders; and

WHEREAS, every day now we are seeing the horrifying bombing and massive killing of the working people of Gaza, and their children, with arms supplied by the same U.S. government that carries out strikebreaking against workers here, with over 25,000 already killed and the death toll slated to grow higher day by day; and

WHEREAS, working-class opposition to this U.S./Israel war goes hand in hand with the labor motto, “An injury to one is an injury to all” as well as the call, “Arab, Jewish, black and white, workers of the world unite.”

THEREFORE, be it resolved that IBEW Local 48 supports the Palestinian trade unions’ call for labor everywhere to stop the shipment of arms for this U.S./Israel war; that we salute dock transport workers in Barcelona, Belgium, Italy and elsewhere who have stated their refusal to handle arms shipments for this war; and that we support and encourage efforts for such workers’ actions here in the U.S. to stop the arms shipments; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, opposing what is in effect yet another U.S. war, this time against the people of Gaza, we call for the immediate end to Israel’s bombing of Gaza; Israel out of Gaza and the West Bank; end all arming and funding for it now.

Resolution approved by the membership of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local Union 48 at their regular membership meeting on February 28, 2024.