163. Labor for Palestine with Suzanne Adely and Michael Letwin

Empathy Media Lab

Labor for Palestine was launched in April 2004 by New York City Labor Against the War and Al-Awda NY: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition to reclaim the legacy of working class solidarity with Palestine in the United States, as reflected in groundbreaking statements by the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in 1969, and wildcat strikes against the United Auto Workers (UAW) leadership’s support for Israel in 1973.

In this episode, we spoke with Labor For Palestine organizers Suzanne Adely who is the Co-Director for the Food Chain Workers Alliance and President-Elect of the National Lawyers Guild, and Michael Letwin who is a public defender in New York City and former President of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW 2325.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• The recent general strike in Palestine and about work conditions for Palestinians;
• What is Labor for Palestine and why is it misleading to frame the violence as between two conflicting parties;
• What led to the recent violence; and
• Why organized labor should get involved in this struggle.

You can follow Labor for Palestine work through the following links:

• https://laborforpalestine.net
• https://twitter.com/labor4palestine
• https://www.facebook.com/LaborForPalestine
• https://laborforpalestine.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Labor-for-Palestine-Challenging-US-Labor-Zionism.pdf

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