Pro-Palestinian Group To Push Divestment for AFL-CIO

Forward, July, 2005 by Kessler, E.J.

Kessler, E.J.

Forward

07-22-2005

A far-left pro-Palestinian group is seeking to bring a resolution to the floor of the AFL-CIO convention next week demanding that the labor federation divest from Israel Bonds and from companies doing business in Israel, according to Jewish labor activists who hope to counter the measure. The group, Labor for Palestine, failed in an earlier attempt to get a local union to pass a similar resolution. At the AFL-CIO convention, any delegate can offer a resolution from the convention floor. The Jewish labor activists said that the proposed Labor for Palestine resolution is likely to fail on the floor of the convention and be referred to a committee because it conflicts with AFL-CIO policy. The AFL-CIO, which has invested heavily in...