The Labor Notes conference explodes, with growing ranks of unionists, new organizers taking on goliaths like Amazon and Starbucks, and veterans invigorated by reform victories.
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Amid an encampment of pro-Palestine student protesters, about 50 University of Michigan community members gathered on the Diag Monday evening for a teach-in about Palestine and to celebrate the first night of Passover with a seder, a ceremonial dinner in commemoration of the Jewish exodus from Egypt.
Support for Palestine was strong among the thousands of union activists who attended the Labor Notes conference in the Chicago area April 18-21. Although not an official conference event, a rally organized by the Labor for Palestine National Network on April 19 drew hundreds of people. The crowd blocked traffic…