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- United Auto Workers (UAW) members voted at the Detroit convention to divest roughly $400,000 from Israeli bonds.
- The vote followed pressure that began with 1970s Arab workers activism.
- The amendment was introduced by the Unite All Workers for Democracy caucus and Labor for Palestine.
- The resolution frames billionaire war profits as diverting money from healthcare, housing and education.
- Activists said vote signals solidarity with Palestinian workers and challenges UAW leadership.
