TWSC Supports Korean General Strike

TWSC Supports Korean General Strike
Statement To KCTU on Launching General Strike On April 24
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Transport Workers Solidarity Committee sends send our solidarity for your general strike on April 24, 2015. Your fight against privatization of the Korea Railways and against the deregulation of the economy and growing repression against the Sewol families are not just Korean issues but issues in the United States and internationally.
We continue our efforts to educate the US labor movement about the issues that you face and also for solidarity action by US unions. We are also supporting the ILWU Local 10 call for a work action on May Day against the racist police murders particularly against African American and Latino youth and workers.
The growing militarization of the police in the US and repression is very much connected to the US push for militarization of Asia including the building of the JeJu base which will be used for US naval ships. While the US, Korean and Japanese government spend billions for more wars they are attacking social services privatizing public resources through agreements like the KORUS and TPP.
We support your strike and hope it is successful in defeating this reactionary Park government.
In Solidarity,
Transport Workers Solidarity Committee
www.transportworkers.org