Seven major US labor unions call on Biden to ‘shut off military aid to Israel’

Letter to US president says: our unions are horrified that our tax dollars are financing this ongoing tragedy'

Seven major US labor unions representing about 6 million workers sent a letter to Joe Biden on Tuesday calling on his administration to immediately halt all military aid to Israel" ahead of a visit to the US from Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, this week.

The unions that signed on to the letter include the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), American Postal Workers Union (APWU), International Union of Painters (IUPAT), National Education Association (NEA), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Auto Workers (UAW) and United Electrical Workers (UE).