AAUMC

Arab American Union Members Council endorses Obama for President .

The Arab Union Members Council is urging their members and working families in the community to join the waves of change everywhere in America that is bringing hope to all working and immigrant families and their children by casting the vote for the force of the grassroots’ change for a better America and a better world. In spite of Senator Obama’s shortcoming of presenting a just and peaceful solution for Palestinians, his ideas and plans for change on health care , jobs, housings, and education brings a voice of justice and firmness to the forefront of this campaign

AAUMC calls upon labor unions in the US to support labor organizers imprisoned by the Egyptian Government, the second largest recipient of US foreign aid [$2 billion].

Members of the independent Textile Workers League: Kamal el-Fayoumi, Tarek Amin and blogger Kareem el-Beheiry were detained on the 6th of April during a two-day uprising by the urban poor and textile workers in the Nile Delta town of Mahalla, protesting the price increases of basic commodities. A strike was scheduled on that day to take place at Ghazl el-Mahalla, the largest textile mill in the Middle East and home to 27,000 workers, but was aborted by police troops occupying the factory. Peaceful demonstrations erupted in the town after the failure of the strike, and soon turned bloody with police opening fire on the protestors, killing at least three.

http://arabist.net/arabawy/2008/04/06/police-abort-mahalla-strike/

As we witness the continuous massacres against the people of Gaza , who are fighting for their survival as a society, we also share with them the sorrow of losing a beloved leader, Dr. Ahmad Maslamani who died suddenly as a result of a blood clot in his brain. He was fifty years old, and leaves behind him a wife two sons and a daughter.

Dr. Maslamani devoted his life to the struggle for liberation for the Palestinian people. He was truly a people's leader and will be missed very much. We would like to express our condolences to Dr. Ahmad Maslamani's family, his comrades and his colleagues from Union of Health Workers Committees and Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign.

The Annual Naji Daifullah Award

SOMARTS ~ 934 BRANNAN ST. ~ SAN FRANCISCO
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2007 6:00-9:00PM

The Arab American Union Members Council (AAUMC) will be present the annual Nagi Daifullah Award during the 'PALESTINE/MEXICO: Unspoken Borders' event that is part of the larger 'Prophecy/Healing Time: Artists and Communities Respond to Global Crisis' show. This evening will features music, dance, spoken word, a slide show, food and more. We hope to see everyone there and really hope for a strong labor presence to honor the memory of Nagi Daifullah and carry on his legacy.
Arab American labor leader Nagi Daifullah and Cesar Chavez

"Non-Violence is our Strength..." Cesar Chavez

Israel has recently released a few hundred people from its prisons. Over 650,000 Palestinian men have been locked up in Israeli prisons at some point in their lives (Gideon Levy in Haaretz) - over 40% of the male population in the occupied/colonized territories. Israel stripped the native Palestinians of most of their land leaving 5 million people as refugees or displaced. Israel impoverishes the remaining Palestinians and squeezes them into large concentration camps behind high separation walls including the true leaders of all rank and file working people. Israel persecutes Palestinian leaders, labor and political activists to undermine the Palestinian people's political activities.