UAW Labor for Palestine
UAW Labor for Palestine is a nationwide group of rank-and-file UAW members working to end Israel's genocide in Gaza. Our diverse and multiracial coalition includes workers from industries ranging from automobile manufacturing to higher education and legal aid.
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UAW Labor for Palestine is a nationwide group of rank-and-file UAW members working to end Israel's genocide in Gaza. Our diverse and multiracial coalition includes workers from industries ranging from automobile manufacturing to higher education and legal aid.
Fill out this form to join our email list. We send very occasional updates and solidarity asks. You may also help us organize by emailing us or checking the box on this form to be put in touch with an organizer.
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We are open to all UAW members who wish to actualize UAW's call for a ceasefire and the just transition away from the Israeli war machine.
While all UAW members are welcome here, we are particularly eager to expand our reach to weapons manufacturing plants and Pentagon contractors. If you belong to those industries or are willing to canvass those worksites, please get in touch.We have regular meetings online. To join a meeting or get involved as an organizer, please contact us at our email address with a couple sentences about you, which UAW local you belong to, your professional title, and your role in the union, for example if you hold elected office.
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UAW Labor for Palestine is a nationwide group of rank-and-file UAW members working to end Israel's genocide in Gaza. Our diverse and multiracial coalition includes workers from industries ranging from automobile manufacturing to higher education and legal aid.We formed in October 2023 and successfully mounted a pressure campaign encouraging UAW's International Executive Board (IEB) to pass a ceasefire resolution.
However, there's work to be done before the ceasefire can become a reality. Our current priorities are for the International Executive Board to pass a BDS resolution and help us organize UAW worksites that send arms and other materials to Israel to redirect our comrades' jobs away from the US-Israeli war machine.
Read press coverage, resources, and updates from the rank and file here >>
Updates from the Rank and File
UAW Local Resolutions and Campaigns
Legal Services Staff Association - UAW Local 2320 (LSSA 2320), Resolution in Support of Palestinian Liberation
Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) - UAW Local 2325, November 2023, Resolution Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza, an End to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine, and Support for Workers’ Political Speech
The Bronx Defenders Union - UAW Local 2325 - Statement in Support of Palestinians, October 20, 2023
CAMBA Legal Services Workers United - UAW Local 2325 - CAMBA Legal Services Workers United Resolution in Response to the October 16, 2023 Palestine Trade Unions’ Call (October 25, 2023)
Make the Road NY Union - UAW Local 2320 - We Stand with Palestine (October 19, 2023)
GSOC-UAW 2110 A response to Linda G. Mills’ statement on Israel: “GSOC stands in solidarity with Palestinians fighting to free themselves from Israeli occupation.” (October 9, 2023)
NYU GSOC - UAW 2110 - Statement on NYU’s Silence (October 24, 2023)
University of California Academic Workers - UAW 2865 Executive Board - UAW 2865 Calls On California Leaders To Demand A Ceasefire And An End To The Occupation Of Palestine (November 4, 2023)
University of California Academic Workers - UAW 2865 - The Campaign for a BDS Referendum in UAW 2865 (January 8, 2024)
Student Workers of Columbia - UAW 2710 - Student Workers of Columbia - UAW Local 2710 Statement of Solidarity with Palestine
UAW BDS Sign-On Letter — signed by Harvard Grad Students Union-UAW Local 5118, Catholic Migration Services Union - UAW Local 2325, Rank and File for a Democratic Union - UAW Local 2865, UC Davis - UAW Local 2865, Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD), UAW Local 2865, GSOC - UAW Local 2110, UAW Local 2322, UAW Local 2325, UAW Local 2865
UAW Local 551 - Resolution Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza & an End to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
Media Coverage and Clips
UAW’S Biden Endorsement Sparks Internal Dissent Over Gaza, The Intercept
'Ceasefire Now' UAW Members ERUPT At Biden Over Israel, Breaking Points (video)
Calling for a ceasefire while still making the bombs: an open letter to the UAW, Mondoweiss
UAW Labor for Palestine Speech in NYC (Sophia Gurulé, UAW 2325)
Biden expected to get UAW endorsement, source says, Associated Press
National Labor For Palestine Resources
Further Reading