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Pages tagged "#BlackLivesMatter"


South Bay Labor Movement Stands in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

Posted on Updates by Brenda Rodríguez · June 12, 2020 1:28 PM

Our hearts are heavy with grief and rage at the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the many senseless killings we have seen over our lifetime. We always must name and condemn the white supremacy and anti-Black racism that permeates our society, but especially now that we are suffering from a deadly pandemic that disproportionately impacts poor communities of color. 

As the labor movement in the South Bay, we stand in solidarity with George Floyd’s family,  Black communities and organizers in Minnesota and around the country who  demand justice in his name. Locally, we stand in solidarity with San Jose Silicon Valley NAACP in seeking justice for the murder of George Floyd. 

These are tumultuous times but we must remember the lessons and values we hold as a labor movement. On January 1962, Martin Luther King’s letter to the Amalgamated Laundry Workers stated:

"As I have said many times, and believe with all my heart, the coalition that can have the greatest impact in the struggle for human dignity here in America is that of the Negro and the forces of labor, because their fortunes are so closely intertwined.” 

Our fortunes are intertwined and we must and will continue to fight for reforms in policing. We must address issues of racial and economic inequality in all its forms. We must dismantle the systems of oppression that pit us against each other. We must love each other and support each other. 

Now more than ever, our work towards racial and economic justice continues.

Please read the statements of solidarity and support for Black Lives from South Bay Labor Council affiliates:

IFPTE Local 21

SEIU-UHW - SEIU INTERNATIONAL LATINO CAUCUS

IBEW 1245

National Nurses United

CWA District 9

San Jose/Evergreen Federation of Teachers

 

 


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