From World War II to Gaza: U.S. Labor Opposition to War and Fascism

WAR/PEACE  •  April 25, 2024  •  Kurt Stand
 
At a labor press conference/rally on December 14 in front of the White House, Brandon Mancilla – child of Guatemalan immigrants and director of United Auto Workers (UAW) District 9 – announced the union’s call for a cease-fire in Gaza noting: “We opposed fascism in World War II, we opposed the Vietnam War, we opposed apartheid South Africa and we mobilized union resources in that fight.”
This was amplified in a subsequent UAW statement that added opposing the Contra War to the precedents behind the union’s demand for a ceasefire. That history is a reminder that when unionists call for a ceasefire and justice for Palestinians, they are acting within a tradition of international solidarity that links domestic struggles against corporate greed with international struggles against war, racism, and injustice.
To understand the growing support within union ranks for an end to unconditional US military and financial support for Israel in its conduct of a brutal war, it is important to look back at the legacy to which the UAW statements refer.
Sections:
World War II
Vietnam
South Africa
Contra War ( Nicaragua. Guatemala, El Salvador) 
Immigrant Organizing 
Cease Fire: Gaza
 
 
https://socialistproject.ca/2024/04/from-wwii-to-gaza-us-labour-opposition-war-fascism/?