The National Council of Australia's National Tertiary Education Union has overwhelmingly endorsed the institutional academic boycott of Israel - BDS is now union policy
The National Council of Australia's National Tertiary Education Union has overwhelmingly endorsed the institutional academic boycott of Israel - BDS is now union policy
What does this mean in practice? Will union staff not be allowed to work for Boeing centres and other companies sending weapons to Israel? Is there a process by which the unions can specifically pressure the unis themselves to divest?
Is there a process by which the unions can specifically pressure the unis themselves to divest?
I'm no expert, but I think the most concrete measure (within our laws) would be making divestment a demand in enterprise agreement negotiations and taking industrial action.
@zero_gravitas' example is a good one I think. I'll have to double check with a friend who is involved and ask about this and for other examples.
AFAIK union policy like this in non-binding on union members. It will hopefully provide more political and practical support for union members and campus staff involved in Palestine solidarity campaigns on campus.
Awesome!
Carn the union.