Cordial meeting of D. Koutsoubas with the Amazon Workers’ Union (VIDEO – PHOTO)

THE General Secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE Dimitris Koutsoubaswho is visiting the US as the head of a party delegation, had a cordial meeting with him Chris Smallspresident of the Amazon Workers Union (Amazon Labor Union) and the members of the Association’s administration, who welcomed him with applause and slogans at noon on Friday at the Association’s offices in Staten Island.

The Party’s delegation also includes Zisis Lymberidismember of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the KKE, o Lefteris Nikolaou – AlavanosMEP of the KKE and re-candidate and o Kostas Gouliamosalso the Party’s MEP candidate.

On behalf of the Association’s Administration, there were also participants Claudia Ashterman, Arlene Kingston, Tristan Lion Dutchin, Danielle Hayden, Gerald Bryson, Jordan Glowers, Derrick Palmer, Rinna Cummings and Mena Shuler.

At the meeting, the Party delegation had the opportunity to be informed about the action of the union, the war they are receiving from the employer in their constant fight for wages and against the terrible intensification, in “facilities built like prisons without even ventilation”, without even the right for sick leave over 10 hours a year! Amazon workers shared the union’s fight for rights “that never stops against a company like Amazon” in an effort to organize even more workers in the union – which has more than 8,000 members at its facility alone JFK airport – and the difficulties they face in a company that “has an official policy to change policy whenever they want”, with constant bans on their action.

He was also occupied with the war in Palestine, the great struggles being developed in the US by workers and students against the genocide of the Palestinian people and the support provided by large business groups, such as Amazon, to the state of Israel.

THE Dimitris Koutsoubas expressed the undivided solidarity of the KKE towards the Amazon union, stressing that the pioneering action it is developing, in very difficult conditions, shows the way of the organized assertion of workers all over the world.

The visit of the KKE delegation to New York continues tomorrow Saturday, with a tour Dimitris Koutsouba in shops of Greek Expatriates in Astoria and a meeting with the Board of Directors of the Center of Greek Culture. At 19.00 he will speak at a meeting of the New York KKE Friends Club.