#10 - Erek Slater Campaign and our demand for Justice for Jacob Blake
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Today we have a special interview with bus driver and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) leader Erek Slater. On May 31, 2020 he addressed his co-workers to share the official public statement of the ATU International President regarding the right to refuse to drive police, in the context of the mass protests over the murder of George Floyd. Because of it, CTA has retaliated against Erek by taking him out of service and accusing him of illegally advocating for a wildcat strike. Now, we have another murder: Last Sunday night, Jacob Blake was killed by two white policemen with seven shots in the back in Wisconsin. The working class must be united against capitalism and racism. We from CSP-Conlutas stand with you Erek and the Black Movement in United States.
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