Kathy Black, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, and Bob Guild from New Jersey, a member of the Venceremos Brigade that organizes solidarity trips to Cuba, endorsed over the last week too.

Support is coming from other countries as well. “The workers’ movement needs a voice,” said Per Johansson, president of the Union of Service and Communication Employees (SEKO) Local 119, in Stockholm, Sweden, as he endorsed the Militant Fighting Fund.

Johansson was fired from his job as a subway driver September 29 for “disloyalty” and “insulting conduct,” according to Connex, his employer. Two weeks earlier Johansson had publicly criticized the company for lack of safety on the trains and for putting drivers at risk in case of fire, when emergency exits did not function. His firing was followed by two protest strikes by members of Local 119 in October and November. According to the union, more than half the trains stood still during both strikes. Johansson’s support comes as part of other endorsements in Sweden for the Militant Fighting Fund. “We send our greetings of commitment with the fight and our support of international solidarity. Here is a combative hug from the team at Radio Nueva America in Stockholm,” said a note from Hector Abarca, director of the Stockholm-based Spanish-language radio station.

Please send endorsements and contributions to the Militant Fighting Fund, P.O. Box 520994, Salt Lake City, Utah 84152. Email: MilitantFightingFund@yahoo.com

Björn Tirsen contributed to this article.
 
 
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