Labor Toolkit on Anti-Asian Racism
Anti-Asian racism has a long history in the United States, and even the labor movement has not been innocent of violence against Asian American workers. From Samuel Gompers’ campaign for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, to Vincent Chin’s murder at the hands of U.S. auto workers, and messages that push China as “the greatest enemy; The racism, xenophobia, and misogyny that fueled the recent shooting of Asian women in Atlanta have their roots in targeted discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans, including from unions themselves. From Samuel Gompers’s campaigning for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, to Vincent Chin’s death at the hands of auto workers to messages that push China as “the greatest enemy;” the labor movement has too often either expressed indifference at anti-Asian discrimination or actively contributed to the climate that leads to violence against Asian Americans. But with agitation and collective action by working people, we have seen the major force the labor movement can be for Asian Americans.
APALA created this toolkit as a guide to the labor movement for how we can build a workers’ movement that is truly inclusive of all workers and that fights to end anti-Asian racism with the same fervor as we fight for workers’ rights.
In the sections included, unions, state federations, central labor councils, and rank and file members can find recommendations on substantive actions they can take, beyond statements and resolutions, to stop treating Asian American workers as invisible, disposable, and perpetual foreigners and commit to a vision of inclusion and justice for all workers.
APALA created this toolkit as a guide to the labor movement for how we can build a workers’ movement that is truly inclusive of all workers and that fights to end anti-Asian racism with the same fervor as we fight for workers’ rights.
In the sections included, unions, state federations, central labor councils, and rank and file members can find recommendations on substantive actions they can take, beyond statements and resolutions, to stop treating Asian American workers as invisible, disposable, and perpetual foreigners and commit to a vision of inclusion and justice for all workers.
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Take the Pledge to End Anti-Asian Racism
The labor movement must build a workers’ movement truly inclusive of all workers! As members, union leaders, and workers united, we must fight for racial justice as fiercely as we fight for workers’ rights!
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