In 1973, Arab-American workers in Detroit auto plants walked off the job in protest of the UAW’s investment in bonds from the state of Israel. The incident is little-remembered today, but it shows how workers can organize against racism and colonialism — including against the labor movement’s investment in the Israeli occupation of Palestine today.
When Arab-American Detroit Auto Workers Struck for Palestinian Liberation
by Justin | Aug 4, 2020 | Social Issues, UAW History | 0 comments