Organized Labor Lambastes Trump’s Attack on Venezuela
Unions and international labor federations argue that it’s the same billionaires that want to run Venezuela who keep us working longer hours for less pay, without health care, job security, or stable housing.
Labor federations around the world are condemning the Trump administration’s acts of war in Venezuela. (David Canales / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Labor federations around the world are condemning the Trump administration’s acts of war in Venezuela.
In a raw display of imperialist aggression, the United States bombed the country, kidnapped its president and his wife, and imprisoned them in New York City on January 4. Special forces and military aircraft killed eighty civilians and military personnel.
“We join the international labor community in condemning President Trump’s unconstitutional actions in Venezuela,” said the main US labor federation, the AFL-CIO, in a social media post.
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