The Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys (UAW Local 2325 ALAA) and the Labor For Palestine National Network are hosting a hybrid eventon May 9, 2025at 12pm at the ALAA union Hall:
“What is the Role of Labor in the Movement for Palestine?“
May 9, 2025 at 12pm @ 50 Broadway, Suite 1600, New York, New York.
Or on Zoom.
This event is free and open to the public.
Registration is required due to limited space and food (Lebanese Catering).
A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants prior to the event.
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/PalestineLaborEvent
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What’s the Role of Labor in the Movement for Palestine?
May 9, 12:00–2:30 PM
50 Broadway, Suite 1600 New York, New York
Speakers:
- Imad Temeiza is an organizer from the Palestinian Postal Service Workers Union (PPSWU), based in the West Bank, occupied Palestine. He previously represented Palestine in the Universal Postal Union (UPU) from 2020–24.
- Ibrahim Shikaki is associate professor of economics at Trinity College, Hartford, CT. He earned his PhD from the New School for Social Research in New York, and held teaching positions in the US, Italy, and Palestine. Ibrahim teaches courses on macroeconomic theory, economic growth, inequality, and history of economic thought. His research fields include growth and distribution models, economic history, and the political economy of Palestine. His most recent publication is an article in the 2026 volume of the Socialist Register titled “Dependency and Dispossession in Palestine: From Colonialism to the War on Gaza”. Ibrahim is a member of the Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE), the Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE), and the Association of American University Professors (AAUP), and a former UAW member.
- Mona (Mun-na) Abhari from the BDS Movement is a Palestinian organizer based in Savannah, GA, who has been active in union/labor work for 6 years, and has been a union organizer with the BDS campaign since 2025.
Agenda:
- Intro And Framing – Marcus and Ignacia (ALAA-UAW 2325)
- Organizing in Palestine – Imad Temeiza
- Political Economy in Palestine and the Proletarianization of Palestinians – Prof. Shikaki
- Organizing Unions for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions – Muna Abhari
- History of ALAA 2325 Palestine Organizing – Michael Letwin (Labor for Palestine/Former President of ALAA-UAW 2325)
- UAWD Constitutional Amendments – Sophia Gurulé (ALAA-UAW 2325/UAWD)
- Q&A For all Presenters
- Closing
Fundraiser for the Palestinian Postal Service Workers Union (PPSWU) $10-20 – Suggested donation https://chuffed.org/project/solidarity-with-palestinian-union-workers
