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It is past time that SUNY labor takes a collective stand against genocide as labor and with its primary institutions, our labor unions.
Thereby, as SUNY education workers, we, the undersigned, demand:
1. UUP, RAU, and GSEU join the growing call from unions across the world to stop the genocide against Palestinians, and make a clear stance against the ongoing plans to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land.
2. UUP, RAU, and GSEU call for an end to the siege on Gaza and demand ongoing provision of humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
3. UUP, RAU, and GSEU call on the US government to act according to its own laws, particularly the Leahy law, to stop military aid to Israel.
4. UUP, RAU, and GSEU publicly declare support for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. We join the call for SUNY to adopt BDS measures.
5. UUP, RAU and GSEU make earnest, clear effort for a visible display of the preceding institutional positions. This can be accomplished by placing their relative statements and value commitments in their website, sharing them with members, making social media posts, communicating this commitment as part of the union’s fundamental values when introducing the unions to new workers in orientations, prominently featuring them in its newsletters etc.
6. UUP, RAU, and GSEU internally ensure that our funding, dues, and investments follow BDS measures.
7. UUP, RAU, and GSEU strongly commit to supporting members who face retaliation in response to their support for Palestinian liberation.
8. UUP, RAU, and GSEU use our organizational capacities and resources to advance messaging and education initiatives against genocide and war, and which supports international solidarity and Palestinian liberation. This can include partnering officially with other campus organizations, hosting events, distributing messaging, devoting resources and organizing special committees within the unions in accordance with these purposes.
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