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Aug. 2, 2018, Vol. 60, No. 31 Trump, Putin y Helsinki 12 Workers and oppressed peoples of the world unite! workers.org Vol. 60, No. 31 August 2, 2018 $1 Anthem policy on hold NFL players push back bosses By Monica Moorehead dented one. In January 1934, the fascist take place. A July 19 public joint state- defensive end for the Tennessee Titans, Nazi government banned its football club ment read: “No new rules relating to the stated that he will continue to protest July 30 — The struggle between Na- from playing against a French team when anthem will be issued or enforced for the during the anthem, policy or no policy. tional Football League players and bil- the club refused to give the Nazi salute next several weeks while these confiden- Casey told CNN: “I’m going to take a lionaire owners continues to dominate before a game. tial discussions are ongoing.” (CNN.com) fine this year. Why not? I’m going to pro- sports and political headlines on social A July 10 press release from the NFL- If the bosses’ decision eventually gets test during the flag.” (July 18) issues. The NFL Players Association, PA stated: “Our union filed its non-injury enforced, it would give the NFL hierar- Where pro football is concerned, the union representing the players in a grievance today on behalf of all players chy the right to fine any player for taking standing for the U.S. national anthem league that is at least 70 percent Black, challenging the NFL’s recently imposed a knee or expressing any kind of protest first began in 2009. Before that time, filed a grievance on July 10 in response anthem policy. The union’s claim is that during the anthem. It would also give players stayed in the locker room during to a policy passed on May 23 by 31 of 32 this new policy, imposed by the NFL’s gov- individual owners the option to impose the anthem. owners. erning body without consultation with the an additional fine on a protesting player. Then, between 2011 and 2014, the De- The owners’ policy stated that players NFLPA, is inconsistent with the collective Players’ sole option would be to stay in the partment of Defense gave the National could be fined for kneeling during the bargaining agreement and infringes on locker room until the anthem is finished. Football League $6 million for “paid playing of the national anthem during player rights.” (www.nflpa.com) When players were informed of the patriotism” during the playing of the the 2018-19 season. Only Jed York, own- Since the grievance was filed, both new policy by owners, many were an- anthem — a policy that also extended to er of the San Francisco 49ers, abstained sides in the dispute, the Players Associ- gered and frustrated by having their free- baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer from voting. ation and the owners, agreed to put the dom of expression stolen from them. games. The bosses’ action is not an unprece- policy on hold until further negotiations Justin Casey, a three-time Pro-Bowl Continued on page 5 As Occupy Philadelphia marched for justice against racist Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 30, solidarity between migrants and others incarcerated in prisons began to emerge. At the Bristol Detention Center in Massachusetts, migrant detainees who started a hunger strike on July 17 were joined by hundreds of other prisoners there. More at FIRE Boston (facebook.com/Boston4Migrants). WW PHOTO: JOE PIETTE Solidarity with migrant families 3, 4, 9 EDITORIAL: 10 Win against ICE 2 Housing is a right Decolonize Laundry & domestic workers’ victories 3 Puerto Rico! 3, 10, 12 Spectrum strikers in limbo 4 Subscribe to Workers World PRISONER UPRISINGS & NATIONAL STRIKE 6-8 4 weeks trial $4 1 year subscription $30 Sign me up for the WWP Supporter Program: Georgia San Diego workers.org/donate Lucasville South Carolina Name ________________________________________________ Email _______________________ Phone __________________ MOVE Military prisons Street ________________ City / State / Zip __________________ Workers World Weekly Newspaper workers.org 3 10 11 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl, NY, NY 10011 212.627.2994 KOREA CUBA FRANCE Page 2 Aug. 2, 2018 workers.org Philadelphia Occupy ICE scores a win By Betsey Piette An investigation by ProPublica and the Philadelphia Inquirer found that under the Trump administration ICE The weeks of protests officials in Philadelphia were the most aggressive in the In the U.S. and occupations outside U.S., leading the country in noncriminal arrests. Some 64 NFL players push back bosses............................1 the federal Immigration percent of im/migrants arrested in Philadelphia in 2017 Philadelphia: Occupy ICE scores a win....................2 and Customs Enforcement had no criminal convictions. The studies also raised con- agency and Philadelphia cerns over Philadelphia ICE’s potentially illegal tactics. Chicago: Disability Pride................................ 3 City Hall brought about (BillyPenn.com, April 13) Philly protests U.S. colonization of Puerto Rico.......... 3 a key victory as Mayor Jim Kenney announced on July Demonstrators set up the encampment outside City New York teach-in: ‘Koreans want peace!’............... 3 27 that he would not renew PARS, the city’s data-sharing Hall on July 6 after police raided and destroyed an en- Domestic workers organize for rights and against ICE... 3 contract with ICE. campment of hundreds of activists outside the ICE office. Laundry workers make gains in East Harlem ............ 3 The announcement came one The City Hall encampment held Charter-Spectrum strikers left in limbo ................. 4 day after demonstrators took over frequent small street demonstra- and held a City Hall stairway, tions and provided opportunities Tech workers show growing class consciousness ....... 4 blocking access into the building. to raise awareness of other strug- On the picket line ...................................... 5 The contract is set to expire Aug. gles, including the fight for disabil- Georgia: Prisoners resist psychological torture.......... 6 31. ity rights and for the needs of peo- MOVE: Over four decades of resistance ................. 6 Ending the ten-year contract ple without homes. San Diego: Race, class and mass incarceration .......... 7 that gave ICE agents access to the Prison rights activists, includ- South Carolina: Death by medical neglect .............. 7 police database system was one ing Pam Africa and Michael Africa Boston meeting defends the incarcerated .............. 7 of three demands put forth by a WW PHOTO: JOE PIETTE Jr. from the MOVE organization, broad network of im/migrants’ Occupy ICE at Philadelphia City Hall. spoke to the protesters and gave Class solidarity surges for migrant families .................9 rights activists. Their struggle started July 2, when hun- information on the MOVE 9 and Mumia Abu-Jamal. On Pittsburgh tells Trump and Congress: #UnblockCuba .....10 dreds of people set up an encampment outside the ICE July 25, demonstrators from the City Hall encampment office in Center City. joined a march, when it reached their location, for Puerto Around the world Other demands were to abolish ICE and close the Berks Rican independence from U.S. colonialism. Vietnam August ‘68: GIs in military prisons rebel ...........8 County Family Detention Center. Hundreds of undocu- France: From state repression to state scandal ............11 mented migrants, including children, have been held in The struggle continues Editorial the center, some for years, awaiting deportation hearings. Kenney informed the protesters on July 27 that they Kenney has maintained that Philadelphia is a “sanc- would have 24 hours to shut down the encampment, cit- Housing is a right..........................................10 tuary city.” He even went to court to stop federal gov- ing an upcoming “construction project” at that location. Noticias en Español ernment efforts to deny funding because of that status. A similar excuse was used by city officials in 2011 to shut Trump, Putin y Helsinki ................................12 Nevertheless, immigrant rights activists and others have down Occupy City Hall, part of the Occupy Wall Street challenged the validity of Kenney’s claim because of PARS movement. as well as the city’s stop-and-frisk policies. Demonstrators packed up camp July 28 and moved The PARS system gave ICE agents access to police re- across the street to the Municipal Services Building. They cords that contained names, addresses and even coun- were then near the controversial statue of former Phila- tries of origin for anyone who had come in contact with delphia mayor and top cop Frank Rizzo, itself a longtime law enforcement as a witness or to file a complaint, even target of anti-police brutality activists calling for its re- when no laws were broken. moval. City officials announced months ago that Rizzo’s ICE used PARS records to target and profile individuals statue would be taken down, but no action has followed. Workers World born outside of the U.S., even where there was no report- Occupy City Hall protesters pledge to remain and to 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl. ed infraction. PARS enabled ICE to track down people and link their demands to abolish ICE and close Berks along- New York, NY 10011 deport them and to detain people when they appeared for side demands to end stop-and-frisk and to fight for people Phone: 212.627.2994 court dates or probation appointments. who are homeless. E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.workers.org Vol. 60, No. 31 • Aug. 2, 2018 Closing date: July 31, 2018 Join us in the fight Editor: Deirdre Griswold Managing Editors: John Catalinotto, LeiLani Dowell, for socialism! Monica Moorehead, Minnie Bruce Pratt; Workers World Party is a revolutionary Marxist- Wages are lower than ever, and youth are saddled with Web Editor Gary Wilson Leninist party inside the belly of the imperialist beast. seemingly insurmountable student debt, if they even make Production & Design Editors: Coordinator Lal Roohk; We are a multinational, multigenerational and multigen- it to college.
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