This week Lara and Michael sit down with the President of the Amazon Labor Union Chris Smalls. We read the ALU statement of solidarity with Palestine, talk about the history of unions both good and bad, and the importance of organizing your workplace to get us closer to a place where we can call for a general strike.

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Amazon labor union statement in support of Palestinian liberation and freedom:   / c01owklom1h  
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00:00 Intro
03:13 Amazon Labor Union statement in support of Palestinian freedom
09:17 US Labor has supported both the Palestinian people and historically zionist colonization of Palestine
11:20 How the AFL and CIO's positions evolved to support Palestinians
15:47 How Unions helped colonize Palestine
17:29 Communist and socialist principales as a foundation for organizing
22:36 Chris Smalls' personal background
29:02 "It's taken over your life"
34:59 Capitalism wants you to be distracted
38:29 Censorship of labor unions and student organizing in support of Palestine
41:51 The guillotine story
42:58 How unions facilitated establishment of Israel by supporting zionist militia
44:41 How to make labor unions more effective
47:46 How far we are from a general strike in the US
51:30 Unionize your workplace
53:08 Outro