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Causes: Employment, International, International Peace & Security, Job Training, Promotion of International Understanding
Mission: The organization is organized by individuals affiliated with labor organizations in the united states who seek peaceful solutions to international disputes through public education on international issues and the domestic impact and consequences of u. S. Foreign policy, particularly as it affects working people.
Programs: Education and advocacy uslaw was an active and often leading participant in the national antiwar and new priorities movements, and in particular their response to the wars in iraq, afghanistan and syria,and nuclear negotiations with iran. Uslaw continued providing solidarity support to iraqi unions. It has become active in responding to the militarization of the police and related violations of civil and human rights, and the impact of militarization on climate change. Uslaw has participated in the annual international day of action on military spending. Uslaw developed a variety of educational and advocacy materials, articles, slide shows, videos, photos and other conntent for on and off-line distribution. Uslaw has participated in various conferernces with literature tables and workshops and has made presentations to meetings of its affiliates and allied organizations. In collaboration with its allies, it organized letter writing, phone calls and petitions by its supporters to member
organizing uslaw's staff and leadership met with and made presentations to meetings of both affiliated and unaffiliated organizations, led workshops, and solicited affiliations and individual memberships throughout the year. It worked to involve its network of affiliates in coalition activities in furtherance of its mission statement concerning peace, human rights, new priorities, just transition and economic conversion, climage change, care for veterans, refugee rights, militarization of the police, racism and other social justice issues through education and advocacy, mass demonstrations, vigils, teach-ins and other social justice actions. Uslaw continued its supportive relationship with about face veterans against the war and veterans for peace. It's staff and leadership met with and made presentations to meetings of both affiliated and unaffiliated organizations, led workshops and solicited affiliations and individual memberships throughout out the year. It worked to involve its ne
international solidarity uslaw maintained regular periodic communications with unions in iraq and elsewhere in the international labor movement in support of internationally recognized labor and human rights, peace and international labor solidarity. It continued its collegial and collaborative work with the afl-cio solidarity center in furtherance of common international labor solidarity objectives. It continued to oppose the use of military drones to carry out automated remote-controlled assassinations and attacks that have a disproportionate impact on the welfare of innocent civilians. It has objected to u. S. Uninvited intervention in the internal affairs of sovereign nations and the distribution of arms and aid to belligerants in civil wars. Through its affiliates, it has sought to influence the foreign policy perspectives of the labor movement and the budgetary priorities of congress to reduce military spending and reallocate resources to meet human and social needs. Uslaw also mo