In response to the June 12th attack in Orlando, Florida, the IATSE has released this statement:
We, as the IATSE, are standing in union with the loved ones of those who were senselessly killed. Although details are still emerging, the massacre in Orlando has shaken a community consistently under attack.
UAW members are heartbroken over the senseless attacks in Orlando. We join our brothers and sisters in the labor movement and Americans everywhere in denouncing the hate that has yet again taken innocent lives and devastated our nation. We offer our prayers to the families of those killed and injured, the city of Orlando and the LGBT community. We continue to stand in solidarity in our commitment to the values that unite us, and not divide us.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Shuler and AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre released the following statement tod
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