Folks,
Greetings from the Burgh, where we are mourning a worker killed on a picket line.
Eaton Aerospace Worked Killed by Drunk Drive in Jackson, Michigan
In Jackson, Michigan, a striking worker was killed when a drunk driver jumped a curb, killing one picketer and injuring four others.
The accident killed a 23-year-old union member, Seth Webb, who was active in his union
“We’re missing him, of course,” co-worker Ethan Bundy told MLive. “He was good guy, always had positive things to say, never made anyone have a bad day.”
For a photo gallery and obituary, check out MLive.
Strike Looming on East Coast Ports
The union contract for all East Coast ports expires tonight at midnight. So far, the union looks bullish on striking, and the Biden Administration has pledged not to use Taft Hartley to stop the strike.
“These people today don’t know what a strike is,” Harold Daggett, the International Longshore Association President, said in a video threatening the companies. “I’ll cripple you. I will cripple you.”
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Palestinian Workers Press Charges the ILO
Finally, Palestinian workers are filing charges at the ILO alleging that Israeli bosses have stolen their wages. From the Guardian:
Ten trade unions have accused Israel of breaching international labor law by holding back pay and benefits from more than 200,000 Palestinian workers since 7 October.
The Israeli government stands accused of “blatant” violations of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) protection of wages convention, tipping many Palestinians into extreme poverty.
Workers from Gaza and the West Bank, employed in Israel, did not receive payment for work completed prior to last October – when Hamas militants led an attack that killed nearly 1,200 people in southern Israel – and have received no wages since, according to the complaint. The attack triggered an Israeli assault on Gaza that has killed more than 41,000 Palestinians and laid waste to much of the territory.
A complaint filed on Friday aims to recover the wages of Palestinian workers who previously worked in Israel.
“Two hundred thousand workers in the West Bank lost their jobs,” said Assaf Adiv, executive director of Maan Workers Association, an independent workers’ organization in Israel that was not involved in the filing of the complaint. “They did not receive any compensation and have been suffering ever since from extreme poverty.
For more, check out the Guardian.
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