by BrendanS | Dec 2, 2009 | Just Transition, post
[Second in the series “Labor goes to Copenhagen”] At the core of global labor’s strategy for climate protection is the idea of a “just transition” to a low-carbon economy. A just transition means that the burden of change that benefits...
by BrendanS | Nov 12, 2009 | Jobs and Climate, Just Transition, Labor and Climage Action, post
The Labor Network for Sustainability (LNS) released a White Paper today arguing that current House and Senate climate bills do not do enough to protect workers, and laying out an alternative strategy for worker protection. The White Paper, Climate Legislation Must...
by Ming | Apr 28, 2009 | issues, Just Transition, post
By Joe Uehlein with Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, and Brendan Smith Workers have often felt threatened by measures to protect the environment. Today such fears are likely to be augmented, especially in a time of soaring unemployment, by the large changes necessary to...
