IATSE diversity committee urges Congress and Joe Biden to take “decisive action” in the wake of the Buffalo mass shooting

In the wake of a racially motivated mass shooting at a New York supermarket in Buffalo, the IATSE Commission on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion calls on Congress and the Joe Biden administration to “take decisive federal action. to combat the increase in violence “. the United States. “

“The IATSE and the entire labor movement were completely devastated by the horrible and senseless act that took place on Saturday,” the committee said in a statement posted on the union’s website. “This racially motivated hate crime, which claimed 10 innocent victims and wounded three in Buffalo, New York, is a hate-induced internal terrorism crisis against blacks and the largest BIPOC communities in our country.

“We call on the Biden administration and the United States Congress to take decisive federal action to combat the increase in racial violence in the United States. Furthermore, we urge all Americans to speak with their elected officials and call for delayed legislative action against hate violence. “Like millions of people across the country, our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, families and the entire Buffalo community.”