JEWISH INSIDER
Why several leading labor unions abandoned their long-standing support for Israel
Gabby Deutch
August 28, 2024

…The decision by the UAW and other leading labor organizations to call for an end to American military aid to Israel represents a stunning reversal of many unions’ long-standing support for Israel, dating back nearly a century, when American unions donated money to the Histadrut, Israel’s national labor union. “The fact that those seven unions last month, like UAW and SEIU, issued that statement is pretty remarkable, given how much reluctance there’s been, traditionally, to to have any criticism of Israel,” said Jeff Schuhrke, a labor historian at Empire State University. Labor unions’ calls for an arms embargo puts Democrats in an awkward position. READ MORE