Unions threaten work stoppages amid calls for racial justice Ahead of Labor Day, unions representing millions across several working-class sectors are threatening to authorize work stoppages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement amid calls for concrete measures that address racial injusticeNEW YORK -- Ahead of Labor Day, unions representing millions across several working-class sectors are threatening to authorize work stoppages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement amid calls for concrete measures that address racial injustice. “Are we in conversation with our members and the national labor movement about how we escalate our tactics to stop fascism and win justice? Although some unions have a history of excluding workers on the basis of gender and race, the marriage between the racial justice and labor movements goes back decades. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rep. John Lewis and was organized by A. Philip Randolph, a Black icon of the labor movement. “That connection has only intensified because of the importance of workers of color, particularly African Americans, in the labor movement,” Sugrue said.

Source: ABC News September 05, 2020 16:07 UTC