I hope that you are mourning the mass shootings of this weekend past with me. The Communications Workers of America, one of the unions that I feel privileged to pay dues to, released the statement below. The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, another organization that I fully support, released a statement that you can read here.
CWA Statement on the Mass Shooting at Tops Supermarket in Buffalo
Monday, May 16, 2022
Once again Black people in our country have been targeted and traumatized by a violent white supremacist. Ten people were killed, three wounded, and millions terrorized in this racially motivated attack.
While this hate is senseless, it reflects a history of structural and systemic racism which has been given new energy by online communities that promote conspiracy theories, television personalities who legitimize them, and politicians who exploit them.
This suffering must end. Mass shootings - at our workplaces, at our schools, at our churches and other gathering places - have become commonplace in the United States. We mourn the dead, and we recommit ourselves to the fight to dismantle racism.
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