CUPW Jews At Risk As Union Steps Up Boycott Of Israel

[Liberalman]

On this Easter and Passover weekend Prime Minister Harper supports the right of Israel to exist, yet one of his federal government unions wants to wipe Israel of the face of the earth, go figure


The Canadian Union of Postal Workers wants justice for Israelis and Palestinians
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http://www.cupw.ca/index.cfm?ci_id=11629&la_id=1

This means:

• Arab and Palestinian workers must have the same rights as Israeli workers.
• Israel must withdraw from the Occupied Territories of the West Bank and Gaza.
• All residents of Israel and Palestine must have the right to live in peace.
• The so-called security wall must be dismantled.
• Israeli demolitions of Palestinians homes, in both Israel and the West Bank must cease.

SAFETY

In 2003 Israel began building a six meter high separation Wall through the West Bank. Israel said they needed this apartheid wall for security. It hasn’t worked. The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions noted that in 2005 the number of attacks in Israel were higher than in 2000.
Amnesty International said the Wall resulted in the takeover of Palestinian lands.
The International Court of Justice ruled the Wall illegal in 2004. Israel has continued to build the Wall.

MONEY

Israel has created a number of industrial zones in the West Bank. In these zones Israeli workers are protected by Israeli labour law and Israeli unions. The Palestinian workers in these same establishments are not covered by these laws. This results in Palestinian workers receiving less wages, and poorer sick leave, than their Israeli coworkers.

DISASTER AND CRISIS

Israel’s invasion of Gaza in December 2008 has resulted in a humanitarian crisis.
Children can’t go to school as some United Nations schools were bombed by the Israeli army.
Many Gazans are homeless, hungry, and sick.

BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS

These are some reasons why CUPW supports boycott, divestment, and sanctions on Israel until that country abides by numerous United Nations resolutions.
An international campaign of boycott, divestment, and sanctions was successful in putting pressure on the apartheid Government in South Africa. This is why over 170 civil society organizations in Palestine issued the call for boycott, divestment and sanctions. This includes the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Union.
The Irish Trade Union Confederation supports this campaign. Recently, the Ontario Division of CUPE passed a resolution calling for a boycott of research at universities that directly or indirectly benefit the Israeli military.

PROVEN STEPS TO SOLIDAIRTY

You can help. Speak out against injustice. Educate yourself on these issues.
CUPE BC has published a booklet, “The Wall Must Fall”. It can be downloaded from http://cupe.ca/updir/WallMustFall2007-eng.pdf for English and http://scfp.ca/updir/Le_mur_-_finale1.pdf for French. This is an excellent resource.
We need to pressure Prime Minister Harper to support the United Nations resolutions calling for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Occupied Palestinian territories. From 1967‑2004 Canada consistently voted at the UN to support these resolutions. We need to tell Harper he should vote for justice and dignity for all the residents of Israel and Palestine.
In solidarity,

Denis Lemelin
National President

 

[CDNBear]

Unions need to be abolished...

 

[Just the Facts]

Buggers can't even read an address and they want to lecture me on world politics.

 

[earth_as_one]

On this Easter and Passover weekend Prime Minister Harper supports the right of Israel to exist, yet one of his federal government unions wants to wipe Israel of the face of the earth, go figure...

I missed the part of the CAW's message which indicates a desire to "wipe Israel off the map".

Canadians should be ashamed that our current government has expressed unshakable support for Israel.

http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/559368

Canada's support of Israel should be conditional upon their respect for human rights, international law, and be shaken thoroughly whenever Israel commits war crimes and crimes against humanity.

If you don't know what I'm talking about:

http://forums.canadiancontent.net/us-american-politics/82835-what-americans-should-know-about.html

 

[Liberalman]

CAW? where did you learn to read?

 

[earth_as_one]

sorry CUPW,

Where did you read in that CUPW statement a desire to wipe Israel off the map?

 

[CDNBear]

CAW? where did you learn to read?

He reads what he wants to read. It matters not what you said.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

... Prime Minister Harper supports the right of Israel to exist, yet one of his federal government unions wants to wipe Israel of the face of the earth,

Interesting how you spin that: "...one of his federal government unions..." HIS? They're not his, there's no reason to expect them to agree with him on anything, and every reason to expect them to disagree, they're adversaries with very different agendas. Neither is there any indication in what you posted that CUPW wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. All it's asking for is peace, justice, and that Israel honour certain UN resolutions. How does that equate to wiping Israel out?

 

[CDNBear]

Interesting how you spin that: "...one of his federal government unions..." HIS? They're not his, there's no reason to expect them to agree with him on anything, and every reason to expect them to disagree, they're adversaries with very different agendas. Neither is there any indication in what you posted that CUPW wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. All it's asking for is peace, justice, and that Israel honour certain UN resolutions. How does that equate to wiping Israel out?

Dex my old friend...his nic is 'Liberal Man', like the Liberals, spin is what they do!

:lol:

 

[gerryh]

Unions should keep their goddamn noses out of what doesn't concern them. They represent their members at the bargaining tale...supposedly..... that's what they should stick to. Friggin leaches.

 

[Liberalman]

Jewish members pay union dues but this union wants to take away their rights

 

[L Gilbert]

hehe It's a union of gov't employees, on top of it all. Reliability, speed, ambition, accuracy, and probably a few other nifty qualities are lacking. Why take this seriously?

 

[CDNBear]

Why take this seriously?

1) They have strength in unified numbers.

2) Somehow, the racial bigotry is able to hide itself well, all the way to the top.

 

[ironsides]

Unions have out lived there usefulness. To many people need jobs and want to work. Replace postal workers if they don't want to do their job.

 

[CDNBear]

Unions have out lived there usefulness. To many people need jobs and want to work. Replace postal workers if they don't want to do their job.

It's not that simple here in the Great White North Ironsides. They don't actually want to interrupt their work, they want to use their collective voice to force change beyond their mandate. In other words, affect political winds. Something unions should be forbidden from doing.

I will agree with you, unions have long since out lived their usefulness. Now they are a combersum white elaphant in the room. No political figures have the balls or wherewithall to actually put a lid on these clowns, let alone squash them into history, as they should be.

I like how you think though. Reagan had it right when he fired the ATC's.

 

[ironsides]

Its not that simple here either. I feel unions should just stay out of politics as a block, individuals do what they want. A very good friend of mine lost his Air Traffic Controller job with Reagan, got a less stressful job and was much happier. He never voted Republican again no matter what the issue or who the candidate.

 

[CDNBear]

Its not that simple here either. I feel unions should just stay out of politics as a block, individuals do what they want. A very good friend of mine lost his Air Traffic Controller job with Reagan, got a less stressful job and was much happier. He never voted Republican again no matter what the issue or who the candidate.

LOL...did he support his unions position?

That's the clinch pin. If you're warned, you can hardly cry foul when the axe falls.

You can not hold a country hostage, no matter what your grievances are. The same can be said for transit and emergency personnel. Postal workers? Hell, I'ld say fire the lot, shut down the Post Office and let the Parcel Delivery industry pick up the pieces. Over paid jacka$$'s if you ask me.

 

[Colpy]

Unions should keep their goddamn noses out of what doesn't concern them. They represent their members at the bargaining tale...supposedly..... that's what they should stick to. Friggin leaches.

Delete the last two words, and I agree.

Unions exist for the protection and advancement of workers.....NOT to be Political Action Committees.

 

[CDNBear]

Delete the last two words, and I agree.

Unions exist for the protection and advancement of workers.....NOT to be Political Action Committees.

But Colpy, that's accurate description of what unions are...;-)

 

[earth_as_one]

I agree with Colpy, that "unions exist for the protection and advancement of workers". But unions also have a well established history of taking action against gross human rights violations, like those committed by the Zionist State of Israel. For example, unions were also active in the fight against Apartheid South Africa.

I'd also like to point out that Liberalman's original post is deliberately misleading. Contrary to the title of this discussion, Jews in the CUPW are not at risk. The CUPW statement does not even mention Jews. Its about taking non-violent action in response to the Zionist State of Israel's war crimes and crimes against humanity. CUPW does not advocate wiping Israel off the map, but acting non-violently to pressure the Zionist State of Israel into obeying international laws.

The Zionist State of Israel and their supporters like "Liberalman" constantly try to exploit guilt regarding the holocaust.

However:
- two wrongs don't make a right
- Palestinians are not responsible for the Holocaust

Despite attempts by Zionists and their supporters to link Israel and Judaism, they aren't the same thing. Israel is a country, Judaism is a religion. Jews are people who follow Judaism. Some Jews are Zionists and some aren't. Just like some Christians are Zionists and some aren't.

Supporting Zionism means supporting Israel's ethnic cleansing, oppression and injustice.

The Zionist State of Israel and their leaders who commit war crimes and crimes against humanity, do not represent all Jews despite their claims. According to many Jews, Israel's existence, their leader's use of violence and opppression violate fundamental Jewish beliefs.

Israel versus Judaism

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Judaism does not condone violence. Judaism demands that Jews be good citizens of the countries in which they reside and that they live peacefully with respect for and subservience to the ruling powers.

Judaism teaches us, that the right for the Jewish people to have self rule in the Holy Land is not unconditional. Since the destruction of our Holy Temple over two thousand years ago, the Jewish people have been exiled from this land by Divine decree. The Talmud tells us that G-d obligated us not to rebel against the ruling bodies, and not to take the land of Israel by force...

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