The Road to UAW Divestment: Fighting for Palestine Solidarity through Shop Floor Militancy

UAW members from around the country came together for an event, co-hosted by UAWD and UAWLabor4Palestine, to share how they’ve organized in their workplaces for Palestine solidarity and dig into how they won the fight for divestment from Israel bonds at June’s UAW Constitutional Convention.

In June 2026, the UAW took an historic vote to divest from Israel bonds. Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) and UAWLabor4Palestine, the organizations that led the campaign, hosted an event about this victory and the ongoing struggle for solidarity with Palestinian trade unions.

The event featured UAW shop floor leaders who shared how they’ve organized in their workplaces for Palestine solidarity over the years to build power. We also heard from UAWD leaders who led the fight for divestment at June’s UAW Constitutional Convention.

00:00: Intro by Dave Park (Local 2110)
06:41: Alan Amen (Local 600, Arab Workers Caucus)
15:00: Maya Leggat (Local 2325)
23:43: Dylan Kupsch (Local 4811)
30:25: Marcie Pedraza (Local 551)
37:04: UAW Constitutional Convention Panel: Mike Davis (Local 2021), Jeremy Bunyaner (Local 2325), Shelly Pires (Local 2325); Moderated by Andrew Bergman (Local 22)
1:02:25: Michael Letwin (Local 2325) in conversation with Jeff Schuhrke, author of “No Neutrals There: U.S. Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine”