The UK Trade Union Congress has endorsed the BDS movement and decided to end arms sales to Israel.

Report: In a first for the UK's Trade Union Congress, the Congress has voted to "endorse BDS & end arms sales to Israel." "Trade unions are right to call for continued political pressure & action in the workplace to end the complicity of companies, institutions & the government in Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people," said the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-tuc-backs-palestinian-bds-movement-historic-vote #UKPol #USPol #EUPol #news #palestine #TUC #StopArmingIsrael #BDS .

UK Trade Union Congress votes to endorse BDS and end arms sales to Israel | Middle East Eye TUC's motion supports the boycott movement for the first time and mandates the five-million-strong federation to campaign for workplace action, divestment and sanctions https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-tuc-backs-palestinian-bds-movement-historic-vote September 16, 2026 The #TradeUnionCongress (#TUC), an umbrella organisation representing five million #British #workers, voted for the first time in its history to back the #Palestinian-led Boycott, #Divestment and #Sanctions (#BDS) movement. During the TUC’s annual congress on Wednesday, delegates voted to back a motion proposed by Artists' #Union England (AUE) and seconded by #Unison, Britain’s largest #TradeUnion. The motion marks a major shift in the British #LabourMovement’s approach to #Palestine, and mandates the federation to actively campaign for an immediate end to all #UK #military cooperation and arms sales to #Israel. #SanctionIsrael #FreePalestine #news #Politics #UKpol