{"id":30869,"date":"2023-06-03T00:02:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T22:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30869"},"modified":"2023-06-03T00:03:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T22:03:34","slug":"uk-a-win-for-peace-ucu-opposes-the-war-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30869","title":{"rendered":"Uk: A Win for Peace: UCU Opposes the War in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY .<\/p>\n

An article from Stop the War Coalition<\/a><\/p>\n

Stop the War Coalition congratulates delegates at the University and College Union who voted through a resolution at their congress this weekend calling for peace in Ukraine. The resolution condemns the Russian invasion and points out that NATO\u2019s escalation in response has turned Ukraine into a battleground between the great powers. It is the Ukrainian people who are the main victims.<\/p>\n

(Editor’s note: The University and College Union (UCU) is a British trade union in further and higher education representing over 120,000 academics and support staff.)<\/p>\n

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The success of the resolution has sparked a debate within the union which we welcome as there is so little discussion allowed in this country on the war in Ukraine. We condemn attacks on the union by pro-war figures and the use of UCU social media accounts to criticise the vote. The democracy of the trade union movement should be defended by all.<\/p>\n

Trade unions have a long history of opposing government involvement in foreign wars and campaigning against militarisation and increased arms spending. This tradition is especially important in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n

We urge trade unionists across the movement to put similar resolutions to their branches. We are happy to provide speakers for any meeting.<\/p>\n

The resolution passed at the UCU is as follows:<\/em><\/p>\n

Stop the War in Ukraine \u2013 Peace Now.\u00a0City and Islington College Camden Road, University of Brighton, Grand Parade<\/p>\n

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Questions related to this article:<\/div>\n
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\n Can the peace movement help stop the war in the Ukraine?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

(Continued from left column).<\/p>\n

Congress notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. One year after the brutal invasion, Ukraine has become a battleground for Russian and US imperialism.<\/p>\n

2. It is estimated that 150,000 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians and 200,000 Russian soldiers have died since invasion.<\/p>\n

3. Putin has threatened the use of nuclear weapons and unleashed war crimes.<\/p>\n

4. The 2022 NATO summit committed to a US military base in Poland, a brigade in Romania, air missile systems in Italy and Germany and two additional F-35 squadrons in Britain.<\/p>\n

5. Volodymyr Zelensky says he wants Ukraine to become a \u201cbig Israel\u201d\u2014an armed, illiberal outpost of US imperialism.<\/p>\n

Congress believes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Wars are fought by the poor and unemployed of one country killing and maiming the poor and unemployed of another.<\/p>\n

b. We should say, \u201cRussian troops out, no to NATO escalation and expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n

c. We should stand in solidarity with ordinary Ukrainians and demand an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops.<\/p>\n

d. NATO is not a progressive force: escalation risks widening war in the region.<\/p>\n

e. Only through a peaceful resolution can lives be saved.<\/p>\n

Resolves:<\/strong><\/p>\n

i. UCU to call upon Russian to withdraw its troops and for government to stop arming Ukraine.<\/p>\n

ii. UCU to call for a peaceful resolution to the war.<\/p>\n

iii. Congress resolves to support protests called by Stop The War, CND and other anti-war organisations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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