Union members of "U.S. Labor Against The War" movement discuss their civil opposition against the American government’s involvement in wars abroad and how these wars’ commissioners are collectively destroying multicultural societies for their own gains.

"'U.S. Labor Against the War' are a formed voice within the labor movement, which prioritizes bringing peace and new tactics in the United States, as well as protecting and bringing awareness to its citizens, and striving to build unity among labor movements everywhere around the world. The 'U.S. Labor Against the War' movement’s mission is to advocate and make into effect these changes, including a just Foreign Policy, an end to the U.S. occupation of foreign countries, demilitarizing U.S. foreign policy, supporting U.S. troops and their families, protecting workers' rights, civil rights, and liberties, and the rights of immigrants, and solidarity with workers and their organizations around the world,” Tom Cogan, the national organizer of the "U.S. Labor Against the War" movement and a Vietnam Veteran, explained.

With a small budget of $3,500 per year, it is vital to connect to the youth and anyone who can push the movement closer to making significant changes in the American government’s devotion to gain mass power and control of various cultures. In the midst of other continual wars, it's important to remind the masses of America’s continual warfare through addressing their objections at socially inclusive events, by word of mouth, and by online petitions. "U.S. Labor Against the War" movement’s online website showcases every prior and scheduled event that is documented and made possible by Salsa, a technology company which provides effective fundraising, advocacy, and marketing engagement software to nonprofit organizations to achieve their missions all over the world.

When speaking about the recent terrorist attacks including Paris, Boston, Pakistan, California, etc., Cogan says he believes these phenomena have been ongoing, in part, because of the American government’s approach in which one form of violence leads to another violent act. Likewise, these incidents lead to the public’s suspicions questioning, “What are the overall agendas?”, because these occurrences are forms of political and diplomatic procedures. Cogan further explained that major countries are ‘adding fuel to the fire’ because the radical Jihadists are voicing their demands, which pressures the world leaders to listen and react.

Marsha Newfield, an adjunct lecturer, grievance counselor, and a union member of the "U.S. Labor Against The War," discussed that she is in the movement because it is important for the American people to get away from the civil wars abroad and focus on the problems going on right here. The constant police brutalities, lack of employment, racism, racial profiling, sexism, and how President Obama signs off on bills that are a danger to all people without showing or permitting the Congress to see them, contribute to conflict.

Newfield explained that the "U.S. Labor Against The War" movement’s recent concerns they are focusing on is, in trying to transition the war bases in the Middle Eastern countries to non-military uses, and by doing so, they will be able to transfer all the military work to non-war purposes, like things which could strengthen the peaceful development. Additionally, Newfield explained that the major causes and reasons regarding the wars abroad are so that the world leaders can possess oil, money, power, water, control, etc. It’s becoming scarcer to have these resources for civilians in their countries, in contrast to how they come so easily to the Western societies.

According to Newfield, the "U.S. Labor Against The War" movement’s demographic includes whites, blacks, and overall, a mix of diverse union people who have more to lose if this violent phenomena extends to greater battle heights. “I think it’s so important because in the 1960s, I became involved as a student in social activism, and it’s insane that people were separate but equal during that chaotic time,” Newfield responded, when asked why she is so dedicated to the "U.S. Labor Against The War" movement. Newfield further discussed how America’s allies, including Russia, China, England, the Middle East, and Turkey, are supporting and condoning these committed atrocities because they will also be profiting in the economic deficiencies abroad. When their country’s military gets involved, they will need weapons and equipment, which will bring increased government revenues. In our world, life and death cost money, and both are indispensable when it involves political vultures.

The wars in the Middle East are not helping anyone except the political leaders who are gaining higher ranks in corrupt politics and are burdening the American people to fight in their schemed wars and do their dirty work for them. The multicultural refugees that are traveling weeks on end across oceans to nearby countries in order to seek refuge, peace, and security are either being detained or are literally losing their lives in the process to freedom. They are lucky at the least to be receiving help. Imagine being under constant threat and terror in your homeland and there is nothing you can do, because if you do anything to resist, it will cost you your life. There are drones causing an abundance of lives being lost in all age groups; however, the saddest thing about this is that the people being killed aren’t even the people that are the sources to the terrorist attacks carried out, outside of the Middle East. Moreover, the drones and bombings being dropped aren’t aimed at the terrorists, rather, at the civilians who are living in fear under the head of these terrorist militants.

Cogan expressed that if students are interested in social activism and want to continue their education after college, they can apply to the CUNY Murphy Institute which is geared towards working people and they can earn a standard masters in labor studies. Additionally, on Friday mornings, the "U.S. Labor Against The War" conduct discussion events in which they have been holding panels that discuss the Paris, Baghdad, Beirut, Lebanon and Iraq incidents. “[New Yorkers have failed to realize that the union] tends not protest and instead, tend to do it as larger coalition things because we’re structured in labor,” Cogan informed.

Newfield explained that the reason why people don’t realize what their movement is about and their stances are is because they aren’t being exposed to it by the media, which is so heavily controlled by the corporations that invest and supply the militaries in order for the governments and world leaders to carry out their dominations. However, the "U.S. Labor Against the War" movement’s seminars include the discussion about specific and up-to-date prospects set in motion by powerful members of law. This leads to how the union members bring awareness to their communities through non-violent protests, in various high ranking districts across the United States.

“[The American government and military] attack and kill only regular people in all wars; refugee people are being created by bombings,” Cogan explained. Depending on what people in situations are dealt with, they will always have the capacity to coordinate discussions when the global leaders are defiling global civilizations. Through the "U.S. Labor Against The War" movement’s email and website, people are advised to be responsible and reach out to the national union outreach. Also, there is a local chapter in New York, and it is organized by people who were a part of the movement’s liaison and are now retired, which was at first was limiting, but now, opens to the people to recruit more generations.

Here is a link to the U.S. Labor Against the War website.