Palestine Is a Labor Struggle Toolkit
Fundraiser for Palestinian Postal Service Workers Union (PPSWU):
https://chuffed.org/project/solidarity-with-palestinian-union-workers
“What is the Role of Labor in the Movement for Palestine?” Event Links:
- Remarks from Imad Temiza, Palestinian Palestinian Postal Service Workers Union (PPSWU). [in Arabic and English]
- UAWD Proposed Constitutional Amendment: End Complicity With Israeli Genocide and Imperialist Wars:
- Union-led delegation to Palestine Interest Form: (Tentatively set for winter/spring 2026–27 ~ 2 weeks)
Networks to Join:
- Labor for Palestine National Network: A grassroots cross-union worker/community alliance formed in 2024 in response to Urgent Call from Palestinian Trade Unions: End all Complicity, Stop Arming Israel and to enforce the BDS picket line. Includes the UAW Labor for Palestine Network, NYC Labor For Palestine, and ALAA 2325 Labor for Palestine.
- CWA for Palestine: Network of rank-and-file members of the Communications Workers of America organizing to build a more militant, democratic union with Palestine as our compass.
Campaigns to Support:
- Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS): Led by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the coalition of Palestinian organisations that leads and supports the BDS movement
- UAWD – End Complicity With Israeli Genocide and Imperialist Wars: Ask your Local to pass UAWD (United All Workers for Democracy)’s proposed amendment for the 2026 UAW Constitutional Convention and sign on to our Class Struggle Platform
- See also: IEB Divestment Campaign Resource Sheet
- Not on our Dime – (Proposed NY State Legislation) – Not on Our Dime! would prohibit New York State–registered nonprofits from facilitating Israeli settlement activity or any other violation of the Geneva Conventions and Rome Statute—whether by providing financial support to illegal settler groups or to the Israeli military. UAW Region 9A and ALAA are sponsoring organizations.
- Break the Chain: NYC-DSA arms embargo campaign that aims to disrupt weapons shipments out of JFK airport by building connections with and organizing airport workers. Join their Jamaica field day on May 23
- No Tech for Apartheid: Worker-led campaign of Google and Amazon workers organizing against the companies’ Project Nimbus cloud computing contract with the Israeli government and military.
- TRSNYC: Divest Now: Collaborative effort from rank-and-file members of UFT and PSC-CUNY calling on the city to divest Teachers’ Retirement System funds from all Israeli bonds and securities.
- Break The Bonds NYC: Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP), Jewish Elders, and NYC-DSA Campaign to divest the NYC Pension funds from all Israeli bonds and securities.
Suggested Further Learning:
- Books:
- The Political Economy of Dependency and Class Formation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Since 1967 by Ibrahim Shikaki
- No Neutrals There: U.S. Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine by Jeff Schuhrke
- The Revolution of 1936–1939 in Palestine: Background, Details, and Analysis by Ghassan Kanafani
- Stone Men: The Palestinians Who Built Israel by Andrew Ross
- The Political Economy of Israel’s Occupation: Repression Beyond Exploitation by Shir Hever
- A Theory of Forced Labour Migration: The Proletarianisation of the West Bank Under Occupation (1967–1992) by Ali Kadri
- Palestinian Labour Migration to Israel: Labour, Land and Occupation
by Leila Farsakh
- Articles:
- Palestinian Workers in the First Intifada – Long-Haul Magazine
- Where was the UAW? The Senate Vote on the D9 Bulldozers to Israel – Counterpunch Magazine
- The US Workers who went on Strike for Palestine – How one UAW local pulled off a mass strike in solidarity with the Gaza protest encampments, and in opposition to the US-Israeli slaughter of Palestinians. – In These Times
- Calling for a ceasefire while still making the bombs: an open letter to the UAW – Mondoweiss
- An Injury to Palestine Is an Injury to All: Join the Palestinian Workers’ May Day Call on U.S. Labor to ACT NOW Against Israeli Genocide! – Labor for Palestine National Network
- Just Like Every Other Injury: An Injury to Palestine Is an Injury to All – Spectre Journal
- Bottom-Up Labor Solidarity for Palestine Is Growing – Labor Notes
- Labor Zionism and the Histadrut – International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network-Labor, and Labor for Palestine
- The Jewish Labor Committee and Apartheid Israel – International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network-Labor, and Labor for Palestine
- Videos:
- Israel’s Zombie Economy – Jadiliyya with Shir Hever Video Series – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIwObLvj-PA
- Labor For Palestine Rally At 2024 Labor Notes Conference – Labor Video Project
- NYC May Day 2026 Rank-and-File Antiwar Speak-Out – Labor for Palestine National Network et al
- Breaking Ties With the Israeli Histadrut — Part 1 (May 18, 2025) – Labor for Palestine National Network
- Past UAW-ALAA 2325 Resolutions and Statements:
- Digest of Select Statements and Positions on Matters of Public Concern by the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys UAW 2325 – UAW 2325 Labor for Palestine
- Resolution on Divestment from Israel Bonds and on Transparency in Investments funded through Union Membership Dues
- Resolution for an Arms Embargo to End the U.S.-Backed Israeli Occupation and Genocide in Palestine
- Parties reach settlement agreement: Union remains steadfast in commitment to Palestine
- 2003.04.14: ALAA Antiwar Vote – Michael Letwin
- Labor for Palestine:
- Labor for Palestine: Challenging US Labor Zionism – American Quarterly
- The Power of Labor Solidarity with Palestinian Trade Unions to Fight Police Repression – Labor for Palestine National Network Contingent at Labor Notes
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: After Blue Wall Collapse, Union Rank-and-File Demands UAW Stand with its Base, Divest from Israeli Genocide – UAW Labor for Palestine
- UAW rank-and-file tells its leadership: don’t cross Palestinians’ picket line! – Mondoweiss
- Additional UAWL4P materials
