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Al Jazeera Staff

Labour leaders push President Biden for Israel-Gaza ceasefire at US Capitol

Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers union, joins legislators at a press conference on Thursday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza [Kevin Dietsch/AFP]

Washington, DC – Influential labour leaders have joined progressive legislators in the United States Capitol to push the administration of President Joe Biden to support a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza.

In a news conference on Thursday, representatives from United Auto Workers (UAW), United Electrical Workers and the American Postal Workers Union framed their appeal as part of a long history of labour movements supporting human rights at home and abroad.

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