Stop the War Scotland back rail unions' stand on Palestine

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Stop the War Scotland joined rail unions RMT, Aslef and TSSA today in demanding that the Scottish government remove CAF from its shortlist of contractors to build ScotRail’s new fleet of suburban trains.

The company has been listed on the United Nations human rights database for its role in running the Jerusalem Light Railway and helping expand it to territory seized by Israel.

Aslef made clear that its members would refuse to drive CAF trains, a position now echoed by TSSA general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust as she urged the Scottish government to “think again.”

Offering its solidarity, Stop the War Scotland said: “The railway workers’ position is a reminder that opposition solidarity with Palestine goes beyond diplomatic statements.

“It can also be expressed collectively by working people who refuse to accept that business should continue as usual when others are paying the price of occupation and genocide. 

“Stop the War Scotland stands with Aslef workers and with the people of Palestine. Workers’ solidarity is international solidarity.”

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