More than 200 labour unions in the US, including seven national and more than 200 local unions, have launched a coalition to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The announcement was made on Friday, using the website of the new coalition, the National Labor Network for Ceasefire, saying that with their organising, they were aiming to “end the death and devastation” in the Middle East and to expand support for a ceasefire in Gaza among US unions. Their main demands are an immediate ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, a restoration of basic human rights, the immediate release of hostages taken …