UC Academic Workers Authorize Strike Against Attacks on Student Protests for Gaza

In a historic vote, over 48,000 academic workers and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4811 have authorized a strike against the brutal police crackdown on the student Palestine encampment at the University of California at Los Angeles’s (UCLA). After the incident, the union local filed Unfair Labor Practices charges against the University of California (UC) system, after many graduate student workers in the union were subjected to violent police attacks at their place of work. Anny Viloria Winnett, a Graduate student worker and ASE Unit Chair of UAW 4811 at UCLA, discusses how the vote represents a major turning point in the labor movement for Palestine.
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[@auntiesemite9295]

Freedom of Speech ends where the truth about israel begins. "Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle East, I can't help but think that before Israel, we had no enemies in the Middle East." - Father John Sheehan "Today, nearly everything is made in China, except for courage. Courage is made in Palestine." - Anthony Bourdain

[@gcmlrd12]

Students/parents Workers Veterans Seniors Palestine will be Free!

[@USNvet1980]

I’m a veteran and I don’t support this. Speak for yourselfe please

[@augustodelerme7233]

Free palestine 🇵🇸🇷🇺🇵🇷 Free assange ✊ Pardon snowden ✊ Workers of the world unite! ✊ Farmers of the world unite! ✊🚜

[@wernerschneider4460]

Simply: no. I don't unite with ideological stupidos.

[@StephenKing-eq3lw]

Free Palestine !!!

[@christinecoughlan4699]

FREE PALESTINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pugface7730]

SHUT IT DOWN FOR PALESTINE! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@Robert_Bob_Bobrob]

Free Palestine!

[@LauraKamienski]

Imagine if the workers at Lockheed Martin Pomeranian and the rest of the military industrial complex when on strike and stopped producing the weapons. How powerful that would be

[@user-dc8zz9un9q]

This is the most stupid post I have seen so far.

[@LauraKamienski]

@@user-dc8zz9un9q wow that is such a compelling argument. I'm sold!

[@Robert_Bob_Bobrob]

Sadly those people are likely averse to living in a better world ,afraid to lose their jobs, or completely apathetic or they wouldn't be there in the first place....

@@user-dc8zz9un9q It’s a comment, not a post, stupid.

[@user-dc8zz9un9q]

@@LauraKamienski Ok. Let us elaborate a little. First of all, Lockheed Martin does not employ terrorist supporters. Second, this defense companies have a protection against Union strikes. Imagine that USA is under attack from the people like you and you suggest they would stop production of defense weapons. The Palestinian question is not that important. Just today I have seen a video where Palestinian teenager, around 12, was spitting on the dead naked body of Israeli girl. Do you think this kind of people deserve the empathy?

[@user-oe4iu4xs2k]

God bless Rania for having to engage with Piers. She stuck to her principles…and deserves an award for that interview

[@kateoneal4215]

This hasn't been covered elsewhere. THANK YOU!!! ❤

[@dagooch2394]

This is absolutely brilliant

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

Instead of arming Israel and Ukraine, US tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education and homelessness.

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

It's not a crime to condemn Israeli war crimes. Condemning Israeli war crimes is not antisemitic.

[@JoeMcGee-iz4td]

But only condemning Israel is.

[@georgewetzel4380]

Striking for freedom of speech.

[@ivoperic3992]

Police in USA response was like Israeli Police response in West Bank when settlers attacks Palestinians.

[@daviddipasquale5479]

The union has my full support

[@none194]

The union is doing its best to undermine the will of its members. Strike action has been limited to one campus, the third smallest, out of town.

[@bernicebarnett401]

Thank you. Free Palestine

[@hud1997_wb]

God BLESS YOU

[@MalakSwaie-qk4qg]

One day, those brave souls will be remembered for their heroic sacrifice and for their courage to stand for what they believe in! You are on the right side of history ✌️

[@maryhuckaby2239]

Great to see union solidarity with the students!

[@StateOfPurgatory]

Excellant report

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

We must not be silent while witnessing injustice. Israel is committing war crimes and US is complicit in those crimes.

[@f108rapier2]

Thanks you are standing up for America.

[@humayunkabir9279]

Utube deleated my message just because I was encouraging students for their fullest support for palistian

[@cheryllines4106]

Me2 😡

[@cheryllines4106]

Me 2! 😡

[@nimetbelhoula5462]

Shame on Utube 😤

[@StephenKing-eq3lw]

Peace Please Now !!!

[@intricatic]

Lemme get a job at a UAW factory, please.

[@none194]

UAW are scabs, like all the union bureaucracies, they're in cahoots with Genocide Joe, the employers and zionazis and have been for years. The UAW local has only brought out 1 small campus, which they will now keep isolated and defeat. This action will get nowhere until the members break from union control and organise their own action to bring out the entire local for starters, and spread to link up with auto workers and others.

[@Dennis_510]

Yes

[@nateengland4695]

This is historic. As an old man who spent days at sit-ins to protest the Vietnam war, labor unions and generally working people were against our protests. This is a good change. Also, the union should invite Biden to the picket line if they decide to do it.

Everything you said except inviting Biden. Why should they invite the Devil who’s complicit in the genocide?

[@valeriewedel2775]

To my American friends, vote Jill Stein President 2024!!❤. She will end genocide and bring home universal health care for Americans!❤

[@ileanahernandez1709]

Vote third party vote for the Green 💚 Party and Dr Jill Stein for President!

[@user-xu4ju8wc7m]

Worldwide general strike

[@LPAFilm]

We need to plan for at least 1-5 days of aN ECONOMY SHUT DOWN!! THIS WILL GET THEIR ATTENTION AND KNOW WE MEAN BUSINESS!

[@phonymontana4254]

Thank you for standing up for human rights! Free Palestine 🇵🇸☝🏿

[@karlad4082]

Why don’t students file claims against the school and the police for over reacting to a peaceful protest.

[@explosu]

To who? The police?

@@explosu The ACLU, for starters.

[@Heavenlyrules]

FULL SUPPORT

[@fuckbankers]

Unity is strength 💪

[@-allah1akbar]

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[@abdellaidani4392]

You r everywhere 😂

[@cincsciences]

Be clear about who they are...

[@fuckbankers]

The police acted like the IDF hanging back while settlers cause violence.

[@laurengin4581]

I thank the bold UAW locals for standing up for students, for labor for the working class in solidarity with Palestine and the encampments.

[@user-mh2og8yl9x]

انَا اختكمَ مَن اليمَن وّالَلَه ماتكلمتَ الَا من جوّع وًّمن الفقر انَا وًّامَيَ وًّخَوًّاتَيَ تَشَرَدَنَا مَنَ بَيَوًّتَنَا بَسَبَبَ الَحَرَبَ نَحَنَ فَيَ حَالَهَ لَايَعَلَمَ بَهَا الَا الَلَهَ حَسَبَنَا الَلَهَ وًّنَعَمَ الَوكيَلَ فَيَ مَنَ اوًّصَلَنَا الَى هَاذا الَحَالَ 💔💔وًّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ مَا كتَبَتَ هَذا الَمَنَاشَدَهَ غَيَرَ مَنَ الَضَيَقَ وّالَفَقَر يَاعَالَمَ حَسَوّا فَيَنَا ارَجَوّكمَ وّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ رَبَ الَعَرَشَ الَعَظَيَمَ انَه الَاكلَ مَا فَيَ عَنَدَيَ بَالَبَيَتَ وًّالَلَهَ يَا اخَوّانَيَ انَهَ خَوًّاتيَ بَقَعَدَوًّ بَالَيَوًّمَيَنَ مَافَى اكلَ وًّالَلَهَ وًّضَعَنَا كثَيَرَ صَعَبَ نَحَنَ 6 نَفَرَ دَاخَلَ الَبَيَتَ وًّابَيَ مَتَوًّفَيَ وًّلَا يَوًّجَدَ مَنَ يَعَوًّلَ عَلَيَنَا وًّسَاكنَيَنَ فَيَ بَيَتَ اجَارَ لَانَسَتَطَيَعَ دَفَعَ الَاجَارَ الَلَيَ بَاقَيَ عَلَيَنَا ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه نازحين من الحرب انا واسرتي بيننا ایت الشهرب 15 الف يمني والان علينا 45 الف حق 3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرنا ندفعله الأجار شافونا الجيران نبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي وخواتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه خواتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم 00967717415667 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير ساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك الله خيرا،.،.،:^:؛^:🎉°~°~^~°^π√^π√~π~√~√~π^~^~π~π~√√~~ππ~π√~~^^°^°€€لب🎉🎉❤❤🎉............،،

[@abdellaidani4392]

إنت في كل مكان😂

[@TukwilaRed1974]

I wish more labor union activists sounded like this woman. Amazing.

[@almahadi2522]

Tks neutral peoples....

[@luvforeverify]

Rania you are my hero. You were amazing - putting Piers Morgan on his place.

[@egrystar1915]

This is powerful. Congrats to you and the rank and file. Yes, get organized but move to a mass fighting movement guided by class struggle principles.

[@davidpate3859]

Fashionable fascism dominates the scene When ends don't meet it's easier to justify the means Tenants get the dregs and landlords get the cream As the grinding devolution of the democratic dream Brings us men in gas masks dancing while the shells burst The trouble with normal is it always gets worse - Bruce Cockburn

[@redlion45]

Direct action is what gets the goods.

[@UTubeISphere]

What about a University's duty of care towards its workers and its students?

[@MadrigalDream]

She was wonderfully Intricate and germane in her views. 👏😍

[@kindGSL]

I've been waiting for something like this. I was really shocked when I watched it live and saw people who look, sound and act like Israeli soldiers attacking US citizens exercising their 1st Amendment American civil rights inside the US. It was clear to me this is the act of a foreign country attacking our citizens on our soil. What if some Chinese troops or Russian soldiers did something like that? I am outraged they were allowed to do what looks like an act of war.

[@AdastraRecordings]

Let this be a warning to all, no matter your stance, we are all now considered "possible" terrorists if we choose to protest against our overlords. This concern was aired after 9/11, we're still very much on track to lose basic human rights especially if we stand alone. Public assembly is going to become increasingly difficult so organized networks will be required going forward. This was a PSA on behalf of humanity versus the machines.

[@hassenhassen5342]

#ICC4ISRAEL #BDS !!!!!!!!!!!

[@lorenam8028]

Justice for Palestinians 🍉🍉🍉

[@frankdunne-gp6oy]

The police in some states train with the idf . NYPD most noticeably.

[@ljb4541]

Remember Shani

[@truegrit2060]

1:40 You mean to say squatters.😏

[@JasonJones-ty1xb]

Israelis are squatters, the land belongs to the Palestinians.

[@TukwilaRed1974]

Endorsing a ceasefire on paper and ORGANIZING DIRECT ACTION TO MAKE A CEASFIRE HAPPEN are two very different things and we need to clarify which exactly we're doing. If a 60,000-member labor coalition, like MLK Labor in Seattle, endorse a ceasefire, but not a single damn one of them shows up to protest or to defend a Little Gaza at the University of Washington, and the union then goes on to endorse, campaign for, and vote for Biden, they've just undermined that endorsement.

[@CatLogics]

“They [think to] deceive Allah and those believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not. - In their hearts is disease, so Allah has increased their disease; and for them is a painful punishment because they [habitually] used to lie. - And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers." - Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not. - And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not. - And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe"; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, "Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers." - [But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly. - Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided. - Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see. - Deaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path].” (Quran 2:9-18) “They will not fight you all except within fortified cities or from behind walls. Their violence among themselves is severe. You think they are together, but their hearts are diverse. That is because they are a people who do not reason.”(Quran 59:14) “And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror].”(Quran 14:42) “Let them, then, laugh little, and weep much at the contemplation of the punishment for the evil they have committed.” (Quran 9:82) “But they plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners.”(Quran 8:30) Allah's plans always prevail in perfect timings and quantity over the man's planning. One should realize that there won't be any storm that Allah won't carry His man through. But for that one's faith needs to be greater than his fear. “Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.” You have the watches, we have the time! Gazauschwitz/Nakba 1948 Truth🇵🇸✊🏻🇮🇪Justice Nakba 2023/GazaHolocaust

[@susim4503]

Great interview.

[@robertnewberry7799]

Princess.😂

[@rts937]

I believe that Palestine will be free!

[@alimodiri6165]

Palestine will be free

[@LPAFilm]

We need to plan for at least 1-5 days of aN ECONOMY SHUT DOWN!! THIS WILL GET THEIR ATTENTION AND KNOW WE MEAN BUSINESS!

[@Hotspur657]

Brave, selfless people

[@jdwfenton]

And this is somehow gonna stop the war ????

[@kateoneal4215]

It will in conjunction with other factors. It's much more powerful than you know, but stay tuned.

[@Glumclam]

✊👍🇺🇸☮️🌈🇵🇸✊

[@ayaloid7533]

America might be not the land of the Free ... But America is the land for Braves Many People are Waking up standing for Humanity in America now

[@shs6849]

The only time you have democracy, is when you drop your vote in the box. Make sure you elect the right one, those that will work for the people.

[@user-dc8zz9un9q]

I have seen this woman on the right in interview with Piers. She called for endless war, refused to recognize Israel right tin exist, refused to condemn 10/07. Shame on this channel.

[@fuckbankers]

UAW 2865 is the union that represents all 36,000+ Academic Student Employees-Teaching Assistants, Graduate Student Researchers, Graduate Student Instructors, Tutors, and Readers-across the University of California system.

[@kateoneal4215]

Thanks for the clarification!!!! ❤

[@fuckbankers]

@@kateoneal4215 I needed to know, so guessed there would be others

[@killthekraken]

This is how America was built ❤

[@ejacob1994]

US police is IDF

[@Enigmatic88]

Something really annoys me when I watch your videos and I’m a happy subscriber. Why Rania always laugh su much when presenting a topic. It’s feel like everything is a big joke for Rania. When you present a serious topic about Palestine stop laughing every 10sec and be serious news presenter. You can laugh when you talk about funny topics not about serious issues

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انَا اختكمَ مَن اليمَن وّالَلَه ماتكلمتَ الَا من جوّع وًّمن الفقر انَا وًّامَيَ وًّخَوًّاتَيَ تَشَرَدَنَا مَنَ بَيَوًّتَنَا بَسَبَبَ الَحَرَبَ نَحَنَ فَيَ حَالَهَ لَايَعَلَمَ بَهَا الَا الَلَهَ حَسَبَنَا الَلَهَ وًّنَعَمَ الَوكيَلَ فَيَ مَنَ اوًّصَلَنَا الَى هَاذا الَحَالَ 💔💔وًّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ مَا كتَبَتَ هَذا الَمَنَاشَدَهَ غَيَرَ مَنَ الَضَيَقَ وّالَفَقَر يَاعَالَمَ حَسَوّا فَيَنَا ارَجَوّكمَ وّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ رَبَ الَعَرَشَ الَعَظَيَمَ انَه الَاكلَ مَا فَيَ عَنَدَيَ بَالَبَيَتَ وًّالَلَهَ يَا اخَوّانَيَ انَهَ خَوًّاتيَ بَقَعَدَوًّ بَالَيَوًّمَيَنَ مَافَى اكلَ وًّالَلَهَ وًّضَعَنَا كثَيَرَ صَعَبَ نَحَنَ 6 نَفَرَ دَاخَلَ الَبَيَتَ وًّابَيَ مَتَوًّفَيَ وًّلَا يَوًّجَدَ مَنَ يَعَوًّلَ عَلَيَنَا وًّسَاكنَيَنَ فَيَ بَيَتَ اجَارَ لَانَسَتَطَيَعَ دَفَعَ الَاجَارَ الَلَيَ بَاقَيَ عَلَيَنَا ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه نازحين من الحرب انا واسرتي بيننا ایت الشهرب 15 الف يمني والان علينا 45 الف حق 3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرنا ندفعله الأجار شافونا الجيران نبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي وخواتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه خواتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم 00967717415667 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير ساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك الله خيرا،.،.،:^:؛^:🎉°~°~^~°^π√^π√~π~√~√~π^~^~π~π~√√~~ππ~π√~~^^°^°€€لب🎉🎉❤❤🎉............،،.