LABOR RESOLUTIONS REGARDING THE WAR AGAINST IRAQ
UNITED UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONSUNITED UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONS OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION OF THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
October 5, 2002
Rochester, New York
WHEREAS, the United States and Britain have been bombing Iraq on
a virtually continuous basis since the end of the Gulf War, and
WHEREAS, the Bush Administration has presented no credible
evidence that Iraq has intentions of harming the citizens of this
country or that Iraq presents a threat to the United States, and
WHEREAS, the Bush administration is seeking any pretext to
overthrow the government of a sovereign nation in violation of
international law, and
WHEREAS, a war with Iraq would require the redirection of vital
resources and funds to a destructive, senseless, and illegal goal while
further strengthening an administration that has restricted the civil
liberties of its citizens, and
WHEREAS, this administration is using the so-called war on
terrorism to distract the American people from the vital issues they
confront,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that United University Professions
goes on record as strenuously opposing the Bush Administration's march
toward war with Iraq, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the United University Professions
urge its members and affiliates to get involved with the organizations
working toward stopping the Bush Administration's march toward war
with Iraq.
United University Professions will send copies of this resolution to
all members of the Congressional delegation of New York State, to the
White House and to the leadership of the United States Senate and House
of Representatives, to New York State United Teachers, to American
Federation of Teachers, to the AFL/CIO, and to the press. Further UUP
requests that delegates to this Delegate Assembly inform their campuses
of this action and endorse "Stop the War" rallies including the
International Day of Protest, October 26, 2002, in Washington, D.C. and
other cities.*****
The following resolution was adopted by an overwhelming majority at a
large meeting of the Albany Central Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO on Wednesday, October 2, 2002.
ALBANY CENTRAL FEDERATION OF LABOR RESOLUTION
NO WAR AGAINST IRAQ
Whereas, now the Bush Administration is beating the drums for a new war
against Iraq, despite mounting opposition to this war at home and
abroad; and
Whereas, wasting billions of dollars (estimated at as much as $200
billion by Bush economic adviser Lawrence Lindsey) on the Iraq war
buildup translates into cutbacks of essential and job-producing social
programs at home such as education, health care, social security and
housing, and threatening the rights of labor to strike and organize; and
Whereas, the Bush Administration's war drive has a domestic component
threatening to turn his "endless war" against the International
Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and as an opening wedge against the
entire labor movement, by threatening government intervention on the
West Coast docks under the guise of "Homeland Security," on the side
of the Pacific Maritime Association bosses and a coalition of
anti-union corporate interests including WalMart and The Gap; therefore
be it
Resolved, that the Albany Central Federation of Labor join the growing
movement in opposition to any US war against Iraq, and call on the
unions and AFL-CIO at all levels and Congressional representatives to
publicly oppose this war; and be it further
Resolved, that the Albany Central Federation of Labor endorse
"Stop-the-War" rallies including the International Day of Protest on
October 26, 2002 in Washington, DC and other cities. We will send this
resolution to our two Senators and area Congress Representatives.
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