The chapter delves into how conservatives are leveraging anti-Semitism laws to target unions showing solidarity with Palestinians, using accusations of anti-Semitism to weaken union support and funding through lawsuits and legal actions. It underscores the urgent need for unions to resist repression and defend workers' rights amid the growing threat to organized labor.
On this public News Brief, we are joined by author and historian Jeff Schuhrke to discuss labor's response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the history of union support for (and opposition to) U.S.-led war and imperialism, and his upcoming book, Blue-Collar Empire: The Untold Story of US Labor's Global Anticommunist Crusade.