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OTTAWA - Federal politicos are slamming the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) for its March newsletter that states Canada "plays a key part in perpetuating war crimes" and terrorism by Israel.
Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae calls CUPW's comments ridiculous and marginal to the interests of union members.
"I continue to be astonished by the extent to which ideas which should be on the 'loony tunes' margins of politics have now been adopted by a union which represents thousands of its members," Rae said Wednesday, adding that union bosses have gone "off the rails."
NDP MP Peter Stoffer also says CUPW is offside.
"If they're accusing any government or anyone of war crimes in terms of Israel, I think their position would be very wrong on that and I would ask them to carefully reflect upon that," Stoffer said.
The union simply bushed off the criticism in a statement issued Wednesday afternoon.
"We want to pressure the Israeli government to respect international law in order to create a lasting and just peace," it said. "This position reflects the democratic will of CUPW's membership and the union remains committed to it."
The anti-Israel comments came in an article about a union-funded junket a union member took to Israel last year to meet with women who "challenge and resist the Israeli occupation."
Shimon Fogel, with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said CUPW has failed its 54,000 members.
"They're taking membership dues and frittering it away on things that are so destructive," Fogel said.
Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/03/06/postal-union-cupw-slammed-for-anti-israel-newsletter
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