Open
World Conference of Workers
In Defense of Trade Union Independence & Democratic Rights
End the Occupation!
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Join Us in Building USLAW
USLAW Calls for End to Occupation, Return of Troops
US Labor Against the War Establishes the Iraqi Labor Solidarity Fund
US Labor Against War/USLAW listserve
USLAW Appeal for March 20 Antiwar Demonstrations
USLAW Statement in Solidarity with ILWU Local 10 BA Jack Heyman
Letter from Dalila Kouidri, president of the Association of Mothers of the Disappeared in Algeria and representative of the Mothers of Wednesday Committee, to the mothers of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
OWC Report on USLAW Labor Assembly for Peace (1)
OWC Report on USLAW Labor Assembly for Peace (2)
OWC Report on USLAW Labor Assembly for Peace (3)
OWC Report on USLAW Labor Assembly for Peace (4)
GREETINGS to the USLAW Labor Assembly
Register for the USLAW National Labor Assembly for Peace
Support USLAW's National Labor Assembly for Peace October 24-25 in Chicago!
Resolution for Immediate Withdrawal of all US & Allied Forces from Iraq Resolution of the San Francisco Labor Council -- for presentation at the USLAW Labor Assembly for Peace in Chicago, October 24-25, 2003.
No to War in Iraq
March 12th: National Day of Labor Action Against the War
Unions Representing 130 Million Workers Say NO to War! Global Unions Antiwar Press Conference organized by US Labor Against War
Why U.S. Unions Are Turning Against The War from The Boston Globe Op-Ed Page, by Steve Early
Report on the International Emergency Conference in Paris
The Formation of USLAW: U.S. Labor Against the War
February 16th Demonstration in SF
Labor Movement Opposition to the War UTLA Resolution, Statements from Chicago and an updated list of unions opposing the war
Communique from the ILC on the Emergency Conference
International Emergency Antiwar Conference (Jan. 23-24 in Paris)
All Out for January 18 Bay Area Antiwar Protest!
What Has Happened to Labor Since 9/11? - Resolution of the San Francisco Labor Council
Interview with Geoff Martin, London Unison on opposition to the war in Britain
October 26 Antiwar Rallies and US Labor Movement
The President's Real Goal in Iraq
What the US President Wants us to Forget by Robert Fisk
A Statement of Conscience: Not in Our Name
Not In Our Name! British Antiwar Statement
Statement of NYC Labor Against the War
No New War Against Iraq -- Keep the Government Off the Docks! resolution adopted by the San Francisco Labor Council
Open Letter from the ILC to the Organizers of the Sept. 14 Antiwar Rallies in the United States
Statement Against the War by the Detroit Labor Committee for Peace & Justice
Resolutions:
Washington State Labor Council Resolution Against the War, Attacks on Civil Liberties and Cuts in Public Services
California Federation of Teachers (AFL-CIO)
Resolution Against War on Iraq passed by the CFT State Council on
September 21, 2002
United Electrical, Radio and Machine
Workers of America (UE) Resolution Against Invasion of Iraq, from UE's
67th National Convention
No New War Against Iraq -- Keep the Government Off the Docks!
Dear Supporters of Labor Rights:
On Monday, August 26, the San Francisco Labor Council (AFL-CIO) convened a
special meeting to discuss its ballot and candidate endorsements in the
upcoming November elections. At the conclusion of its special COPE
(political education) meeting, the Labor Council also held a brief
business meeting at which it adopted resolutions on a number of ongoing
issues.
One of the adopted resolutions -- submitted by the ANSWER coalition and
ILWU Local 10 -- is titled "No New War Against Iraq -- Keep the
Government Off the Docks!" We are reprinting this resolution below,
followed by the for the September 14 antiwar march/rally in San Francisco,
which was endorsed by the S.F. Labor Council.
We urge all labor and community activists to get involved in this
extremely important effort.
In solidarity,
Alan Benjamin and Ed Rosario,
On behalf of the
OWC Continuations Committee
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No New War Against Iraq -- Keep the Government Off the Docks!
(resolution adopted by the San Francisco Labor Council on August 26,
2002)
Whereas, the San Francisco Labor Council has for many years opposed the
U.S. bombing and sanctions against Iraq, which have resulted in dire
shortages of food and medicine and contributed to the deaths of over 1
million Iraqis, including 500,000 children; and
Whereas, now the Bush administration is beating the drums for a new war
against Iraq, despite mounting opposition to this war at home and abroad;
and
Whereas, in early 1998 the U.S. government's drive to launch a new war
against Iraq was abruptly halted by a rising opposition movement that
included the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), the
San Francisco Labor Council, the Alameda Central Labor Council, and the
students who debated Defense Secretary Cohen and Secretary of State
Albright on national television at Ohio State University, which showed
that the labor movement and people's movement do have the potential to
force a reversal of unjust government policies; and
Whereas, wasting billions of dollars on the Iraq war buildup translated
into cutbacks of essential job-producing social programs at home such as
education, health care, social security and housing, and threatening the
rights of labor to strike and organize; and
Whereas, the Bush administration's war drive has a domestic component --
threatening to turn his "endless war" against the International
Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) as an opening wedge against the
entire labor movement, by threatening government intervention on the West
Coast docks under the guise of "Homeland Security," on the side
of the Pacific Maritime Association bosses and a coalition of anti-union
corporate interests, including WalMart and The Gap; therefore be it
Resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council (AFL-CIO) reaffirm and join
the growing movement in opposition to any U.S. war against Iraq, and call
on the unions and AFL-CIO at all levels and Congressional representatives
to publicly oppose this war; and be it further
Resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council strongly condemn any
attempt by the government, at any level, to introduce troops or otherwise
intervene in the contract dispute between the ILWU and the employers, and
call on Congressional representatives to publicly oppose this
interference; and be it further
Resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council endorse the
"Stop-the-War" marches and rallies taking place September 14-16
in Oakland, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and other cities, as well as
International Day of Protest on October 26, 2002, behind the banner, "No
New War Against Iraq -- Keep the Government Off the Docks!"
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National Emergency Actions to Stop the War Before it Starts
NO NEW WAR AGAINST IRAQ!
After the devastating Gulf War, which killed 200,000 Iraqis, and 12
years of genocidal sanctions which have taken the lives of over 1.5
million Iraqi civilians, the Bush administration is trying to launch a new
all-out military aggression against Iraq. Bush and his fellow corporate
cronies are also trying to turn their "endless war" on workers,
using the cover of "Homeland Security" to justify government
intervention in the labor movement. We must stop them in their tracks! On
Sept. 14 join people across the U.S. to demand:
- Government Hands Off Our Unions!
- Defend Civil Rights and Civil Liberties!
- Stop Racist Scapegoating!
- Money for Jobs, Healthcare, Housing, Schools -- NOT for War!
DATE:
Saturday, Sept. 14 - San Francisco Protest
TIME & PLACE:
11 a.m. at UN Plaza (Civic Center BART - Market & 7th)
12 noon: March to Jefferson Sq. Park
Sponsored by International A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition. Endorsers include,
among many others, ILWU Local 10, San Francisco Labor Council, Global
Exchange, and many other individuals and organizations
For more information, call 415-821-6545. You can visit their website for
more information about this action at: www.InternationalANSWER.org