Photo Credit: Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Excerpts from statement by President April Sims and Secretary Treasurer Cherika Carter, Washington State Labor Council on the 2024 election:
The election of Donald Trump is a gut punch for Americans committed to unity, equality, and workers’ rights. Eight years ago when he was first elected, many of us were paralyzed by our grief over the direction of this country. As we face those same emotions today, we cannot let our grief hold us back from action. We know Trump’s playbook; we can and we will organize to defeat it.
We have strategies to win. Much like the strategy during the civil rights movement to fight violence with anti-violence, we fight hate and anger with love and joy. The labor movement remains a place of unity, a place of community, and a place of hope. In this moment, hope is a radical act of resistance.
And yet, we cannot deny that fascism, fueled by racism and misogyny, has been leveraged to divide and weaken working people. But our movement was built to fight the forces that seek to undermine democracy and enslave the human soul; we are made for times like these.
Anti-worker politicians benefit when we give into fear and division. Our movement includes people with diverse political views; no matter our differences, we all want safe communities and secure futures for our families. We will remain united to protect one another and build power for working people. Resiliency is in our DNA.
For full statement:
https://portside.org/2024-11-07/wslc-hope-radical-act-resistance?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-snapshot