[The following motion was passed unanimously by the ILWU Local 10 Caucus earlier today, May Day 2024.]

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Whereas, the genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip has now gone on for more than 200 days, with more than 42,000 dead and almost 80,000 seriously wounded; and

Whereas, on March 7 the headquarters of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) in Gaza was demolished by Israeli bombs; and

Whereas all the heavy bombs being dropped on Gaza are supplied by the United States, as are all the warplanes from which they dropped: and

Whereas, ILWU has a long history of defending the rights of the Palestinian people and calling on Israeli soldiers and settlers to stop the beating and killings of Palestinians and the occupation of their land in resolutions passed in 1988 and 1991 Conventions, the highest bodies of our union; and

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NUMSA dedicates Workers Day to the struggle of the people of Palestine

1 May 2024

Press statement

[Note: this statement is being posted for informational purposes only. The Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal does not endorse all the political positions of NUMSA and in particular the South African Police Union (SAPU).]

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The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa NUMSA is celebrating Workers Day at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) with Abahlali Basemjondolo- (ABM), the South African Police Union (SAPU) and Municipal and Allied Trade Union of South Africa (MATUSA). NUMSA is dedicating this Workers Day to the struggle of the people of Palestine. For the last seven months the Apartheid state of Israel has launched an unrelenting campaign to wipe out the people of Palestine. NUMSA continues to condemn the Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his genocidal campaign against the people of Palestine, and we condemn U.S. President Joe Biden for defending them and continuing to send arms and aid to Israel. 

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