LABOR & CLIMATE NEWS
No Worker Left Behind in the Green New Deal
What will happen to workers in fossil fuel related industries if the shift to a climate-safe economy threatens their jobs?
Check Out LNS’s Virtual Convergence 2: Labor Voices on the Green New Deal Recording
If you missed it…Check out: Labor Network for Sustainability’s Virtual Convergence 2: Labor Voices on the Green New Deal Recording
Juliana: Why Climate Rights Matter to Labor
The Labor Network for Sustainability has just issued a briefing paper called “The Juliana Youth Climate Case: What’s It Mean for Labor?” maintaining that a climate rights lawsuit against the US government by 21 youth plaintiffs provides unions a valuable opportunity to ally with youth climate activists.
Global Labor Movement Voice the Global Climate Conference
“As workers organizations we are faced with a very important responsibility. Social progress, has never come for free, without struggle from the people affected. This is also the case for climate protection. We need to fight for our place at the table and to see that our demands for climate justice are taken into account.”
