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A Palestinian man in a hoodie and glasses holds his toddler-age daughter while also holding the reins of a donkey.

The future of Gaza graduates: Poverty and grueling labor

Ahmed Dremly 28 April 2023

Palestinians are not working the jobs they anticipated. Read more about The future of Gaza graduates: Poverty and grueling labor

A man holds a sign

How unions are backing BDS

Olivia Katbi 25 May 2022

Major labor federations, teachers call on Oregon to divest funds from Israeli spyware corporation. Read more about How unions are backing BDS

Protest signs read: G4S profits from Israel's illegal detention and torture of Palestinians

Sacramento transit drops G4S

Nora Barrows-Friedman 20 June 2017

Largest private security firm takes another boycott hit over role in Palestinian rights abuses. Read more about Sacramento transit drops G4S

Israeli police officer places arm across Palestinian protester carrying sign reading End Settlements and Apartheid

Are US labor unions finally speaking out on Palestine?

Charlotte Silver 19 January 2017

San Francisco branch of AFL-CIO demands action against groups promoting anti-Muslim bigotry. Read more about Are US labor unions finally speaking out on Palestine?

Man hammers on top of partially-constructed building

Gaza laborers suffer few rights, little pay

Isra Saleh el-Namey Gaza Strip 19 May 2016

Israeli blockade saps livelihoods, and PA offers no protection. Read more about Gaza laborers suffer few rights, little pay

SodaStream “factory of peace” remains a myth

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 9 March 2016

CEO now blames Israel — not BDS — for loss of Palestinian jobs. Read more about SodaStream “factory of peace” remains a myth

Gaza trade unions urge boycott of Israeli labor federation

Ali Abunimah 17 July 2015

Palestinians call on international trade unionists to escalate their BDS campaigns. Read more about Gaza trade unions urge boycott of Israeli labor federation

Why is the Palestinian Authority arresting trade union leaders?

Ahmed Nimer 17 January 2015

Striking workers have been threatened with loss of pay by the Palestinian Authority. Read more about Why is the Palestinian Authority arresting trade union leaders?

15 powerful ways student activists stood up for Palestine in 2014

Nora Barrows-Friedman 29 December 2014

2014 was a year of victories, challenges and creative resistance for student Palestine solidarity activists in the US. Read more about 15 powerful ways student activists stood up for Palestine in 2014

Victory: US student workers' union backs Israel boycott in landslide vote

Nora Barrows-Friedman 11 December 2014

UAW Local 2865, representing 13,000 student workers at the University of California, has become the first labor union in the US to join the BDS movement. Read more about Victory: US student workers' union backs Israel boycott in landslide vote