Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity in Seattle reports on how the Martin Luther King County Labor Council became the first AFL-CIO body to expel a police union from its ranks.
civil liberties & police
El asesinato de George Floyd sacude a los EE. UU. y al mundo
En todo el mundo, el imperialismo estadounidense toca su clarín para proclamar que es el máximo representante de una sociedad democrática bendecida por el estado de derecho, la libertad de expresión y las oportunidades económicas. Es difícil saber cuántas personas todavía creen esto, ciertamente no aquellos que han sufrido bajo las ocupaciones e invasiones militares… Read more »
Defend the right to protest
A statement by the Seattle/Puget Sound Freedom Socialist Party addressing the dismantling of the CHOP protest zone and the mayor’s campaign to get rid of socialist city council member Kshama Sawant.
The murder of George Floyd shakes the U.S. and the world
An in-depth analysis of the crisis of racial justice and the fight for Black lives today in a country ravaged by pandemic and economic freefall.
How we won the fight to expel the police guild from our labor council – A Seattle delegate’s firsthand report
On June 17 the mass passion for racial justice leapt from the streets right into the Zoom meeting of the Martin Luther King Jr. County Labor Council (MLK Labor) in Seattle.
Speakers Christina López and Gil Veyna: Cops out of the labor movement [VIDEO]
These two speeches were made at a June 17 rally called to support expelling the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) from the Martin Luther King County Labor Council.
Nga Bui speaks in support of an elected civilian review board [VIDEO]
Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) and Radical Women (RW) member Nga Bui speaks out at a press conference calling for an elected civilian review board (ECRB) and independent prosecutor to rein in police violence.
Exigimos reformas radicales para parar los asesinatos policiales
Las ardientes y masivas manifestaciones por la justicia racial, iniciadas en gran parte por jóvenes negros furiosos, se han encendido en respuesta en los asesinatos policiales de George Floyd, Breonna Taylor y tantos otros a lo largo de las décadas ¿Cómo podemos transformar estas expresiones de rabia, que se han vuelta globales, en un movimiento… Read more »
Dynamic press conference of the NYC Campaign for an Elected Civilian Review Board
June 8 at 1 Police Plaza Path: City councilmember Inez Barron introduces legislation to hold cops accountable.
We Demand Radical Reforms to Stop Police Murder
For an elected civilian review board to hold cops accountable!
