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The APALA Convention served as a reminder that although there is a long way to go before the labor movement reaches its potential as the strong defense it could be against attacks on immigrants, there exists a start within our own communities.

“I know I'm not going to be here 25 years from now, but for those who will be, keep this thing alive, keep fighting,” said Riley. “There's a lot of hard work, blood sweat and tears, and death on those docks that got us where we are today.”

The Palestinian solidarity movement within Planned Parenthood is an example of how working-class power can be used to clarify connections between struggles, even when they seem to be disconnected from our own workplace, geographically or otherwise.

Founded in 1964, the CAIMAW was a militant trade union, committed to international solidarity, that pushed the Canadian labour movement into progressive places …. even if that progress came at the cost of significant animosity.

“The USMX’s anti-worker tactics fool no one, and the ILA is serving dockers and workers everywhere by drawing a line in the sand and refusing to accept anything less than they deserve."

In the past week 27,000 labor activists have signed a letter calling on top U.S. union leaders to “break your silence” and push for a ceasefire.

“Union members come from diverse backgrounds, including Jews, Muslims, and Middle Eastern communities,” says the petition. “The rising escalation of war and arms sales doesn't serve the interests of workers anywhere.”

We need new forms of union organization, and new internationalisn. The global union movement is all we have, the only counterpoint to global capital.