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South Asians blast Trump's agenda

A New York-based national South Asian American Labor group has added its voice to a statewide effort to block the state from holding a constitutional convention.

The Alliance of South Asia American Labor (ASAAL) also pledged to resist President Donald J. Trump's nationalistic and xenophobic policies.

ASAAL adopted those positions at its Ninth Annual Convention held Dec. 3 at DC 37 headquarters in Lower Manhattan.

At the convention, delegates also re-elected DC 37 Treasurer and Local 1407 President Maf Misbah Uddin as ASAAL's president.

DC 37 National Director Henry Garrido took part in a panel that analyzed the challenges faced by working families, immigrants and labor unions following Trump's election as president and the Republican consolidation of power in the U.S. Congress.

ASAAL likened Trump's plan to close and monitor mosques and to force American Muslims to be registered on a government list to Adolf Hitler's treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany.

The group is against holding the constitutional convention, which would give supporters the opportunity to cut the state constitutional protections.

The right to a free public education, union representation, public employee pensions, social welfare services, and collective bargaining will be on the chopping block if a convention is held.