Workplace Day of Action for Palestine
Thursday 13 February 2025
In your workplace around the country
#Workplaces4Palestine
As we share the enormous relief expressed by Palestinians that a ceasefire agreement has finally been reached in the Gaza Strip, we also share their grief and trepidation. Benjamin Netanyahu has already threatened to break the ceasefire as soon as the first phase is complete. Disgracefully, Donald Trump has called for the ethnic cleansing of millions of Palestinians from Gaza and Israel’s violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has not stopped. We must continue to demand a permanent ceasefire, an end to all arms sales to Israel, and justice for the Palestinian people.
On Thursday 13th February answer the call of Palestinian trade unionists by taking action in your workplace.
Tens of thousands of trade unionists in Britain have joined the huge national protests in London and elsewhere and have been leading an array of solidarity actions. In September 2024, TUC Congress unanimously passed a motion demanding an end to all licenses for arms traded with Israel, meeting international law, reaffirming the need to renew focus to advance a strategy of boycott, divestment and sanctions, and recognising that all Palestinians are subjected to a system of oppression that is recognised internationally as apartheid. Congress also voted to adopt an emergency resolution to support calls for a UK-wide workplace day of action in support of an immediate ceasefire.
Palestinian workers, remaining steadfast in pursuing their struggle for freedom and justice, have called on workers around the world to stand in solidarity with them by campaigning to end the complicity of their governments, corporations and institutions in Israel’s system of oppression.
On the 13th February, join us and take action to call for an end to government and corporate complicity in Israel’s atrocities, and mobilise for the national demonstration in London calling for a permanent ceasefire and justice for Palestine.
Discuss with your colleagues in your branch about what kind of action is best suited to your workplace and its circumstances. Take action in your workplace:
- Organise a lunch-time walk-out in solidarity with Palestinians. Gather outside your workplace for a photo.
- Circulate a petition calling for the divestment of pension fund holdings from companies complicit in Israel’s attacks, such as arms companies supplying Israel with the weapons it uses in its attacks.
- Organise a letter writing session for your members to write to their local councillors to call on them to divest LGPS funds administered by the council from companies enabling Israel’s war crimes.
- Organise a lunch-time meeting, teach-in or film screening to educate colleagues about the Palestinian struggle for freedom.
- Distribute leaflets for the national demonstration for Palestine on Saturday 15th February in London.
#Workplaces4Palestine
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Resources for the Workplace day of action:
Poster for the demonstration for Palestine on Saturday 15th February (PDF) HERE
Leaflet for the demonstration for Palestine on Saturday 15th February (Print ready for big volumes) HERE
