Martha Grevatt

There’s no mention of the genocide taking place in Palestine in Tourist Israel’s promotion of Tel Aviv’s Pride march. The site describes the city as “the Gay Capital of the Middle East, and perhaps even one of the Gay Capitals of the World.”

Thousands of people marched in Cleveland’s annual “Pride in the CLE” parade on June 1. While a majority of the march contingents were corporate-based or church-based, several groups marched under the banner of “Queer solidarity with Palestine.”

For the past two weeks, members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 have been on strike against the University of California system. The union, which represents 48,000 student workers, has accused the UC administration of Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) in its repression of pro-Palestine encampments.

Student-workers in the University of California system, represented by United Auto Workers Local 4811, began a strike on May 20 to protest the unfair treatment of members who participated in Gaza Solidarity Encampments on their campuses. These graduate students, who perform various academic tasks, including teaching classes and grading papers, essentially struck in solidarity with Palestine.

Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls and California union members rally against Amazon’s plans to buy the One Medical health care chain, San Francisco, July 26.

Memphis Starbucks 7 leader Beto Sanchez speaks outside union-busting Starbucks boss Howard Schultz’s Manhattan apartment on May Day.

The United Auto Workers, which led a successful, militant strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis (a global auto company that includes Chrysler) last year, is facing an attack by the federal government.

The Amazon Labor Union became a unit of the Teamsters union after ALU members cast ballots, with over 98% voting in favor of affiliation. The election concluded on June 17.

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at press conference calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2023.

Many militant, left-wing trade unionists recognize the need for organized labor to break its subservience to the Democratic Party. However, few saw any glimmer of hope as they witnessed Teamsters President Sean O’Brien put on a disgusting display of brown-nosing, speaking positively of former Presid