US unions combine call for end to Israeli military aid with continued support for “Genocide Joe” and warmongering Democrats

Tom Hall, a day ago

On Tuesday, seven US trade unions sent an open letter to the Biden White House requesting it cut off military assistance to Israel, in order “to bring about a peaceful resolution to this conflict.”

The signatories to the letter are: the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), the National Education Association (NEA), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the United Electrical Workers (UE). Collectively they cover approximately 6 million workers.

The letter was sent the day before Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress, where he was for the most part received warmly from politicians by both parties, which have overwhelmingly voted in favor of billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel. ...