The General Federation of Trade Unions of Gaza has called on US workers to launch a general strike on May 1 against the US supported genocide by Israel in Gaza and for their own struggle against union busting. Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer talked with Michael Letwin who is a member of the UAW and also a founder of Labor For Palestine.
PGFTU Gaza Calls On US Workers To Launch General Strike To Stop Genocide With Michael Letwin L4P
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European leaders promise billions in military aid to Ukraine with limited resistance outside Italy. Pacifica’s Ann Garrison spoke to Paris-based journalist and author Diana Johnstone.
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Canadian, US and Mexican workers are now being pitted against each other in the trade war escalated by the Trump government. At a panel sponsored by WorkWeek, Canadian, US and Mexican trade unionists talked about how they and their countries are being affected by the trade war.
Trade War, Auto Workers, Teamsters, ILWU, Class Struggle & Uniting Mexican, US & Canadian Workers
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Next, speaking to host Katie Halper, Mexican journalist José Luis Granados Ceja explains how Trump is deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador “megaprisons” on false premises, with the enthusiastic cooperation of El Salvador’s own right wing president, Nayib Bukele.
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Music:
Bill Grosscup, Which side are you on?
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Find the Cost of Freedom”
Las Cafeteraas, “La Bamba Rebelde”
