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How the push to unionize at Breads Bakery became a debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

JL;DR SUMMARY The attempt to unionize at Breads Bakery, an Israeli-owned business, has transformed into a contentious issue intertwined with Israeli-Palestinian politics. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictZionismLabor RightsIsrael AdvocacyNew YorkMiddle East PoliticsPro Palestinian AdvocacyUnionizationBreads BakeryWorker Solidarity

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"A view of a Breads Bakery display at the New York City Food & Wine Festival."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The 24-year-old, Brooklyn-based artist who has worked at the Israeli-owned bakery for less than a year,"
Union Square, New York City, New York, United States
"Putman told me he supports unionization in the past he was a member of the powerful Service Employees Industry Union but thinks the campaign shouldn't focus on the owners politics."
Columbia University, New York, United States
"A Palestinian flag is displayed outside the entrance to Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University on April 30, 2024."
Tel Aviv, New York, United States
"Breads is a spinoff of the popular Tel Aviv bakery Lehanim,"

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