| The Southern Workers Assembly roundly condemns the unnecessary, wasteful, and cruel raid conducted by Homeland Security, ICE, and numerous other police agencies Thursday, September 4 at the Hyundai Metaplant outside Savannah, Georgia. The raid on Hyundai was one of the largest in U.S. history. HYPOCRISY ON STEROIDS The US government, while mouthing platitudes about supporting the working class, continues its cruel and hypocritical anti-worker, anti-family actions and policies. While snatching close to 500 workers away from their work stations, they snatched the very people contributing to their families and society. The money spent on this and other ICE raids would be better spent on childcare, Medicare and Medicaid, affordable housing, on inspectors to ensure workplace safety. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES: WHERE WERE THE FEDS THEN? There have been 5 deaths this year at this 3,000 acre mega-worksite that houses the main assembly building and two other facilities, LG and Mobis, that supply the assembly plant with batteries and parts. One accident was so gruesome the worker was decapitated. Where were the federal agencies of occupational health & safety then? If resources were put into the National Labor Relations Board, instead of goon squads, perhaps the 5 families who lost their loved ones would not be grieving. The recently passed federal spending bill – known as the “Big Beautiful Bill” – will increase funding for immigration enforcement by a staggering $170 billion, making ICE the highest funded police agency and larger than many countries’ military budgets. This is while the bill will also slash coverage and funding for Medicaid, Social Security, EBT, and other social programs that will face the largest cuts since their creation. (continued) |
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