by Ming | May 9, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
by Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director Trade unionists have been asking some TOUGH questions about the GND. Here are some examples — and a few quick responses that don’t aim to provide complete answers, but to highlight the top lines of more...
by Ming | May 9, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
Looking for material on labor and climate for powerpoint presentations and handouts? Here is an outstanding set from LNS’s Dr. Todd Vachon on “The Current Moment: A Dual Crisis of Ecology and Inequality.” Watch Todd’s presentation at a New Jersey forum on the Green...
by Ming | Apr 25, 2019 | Green New Deal
In an interview about labor’s role in framing the #GreenNewDeal LNS President Joe Uehlein says to Janine Jackson of CounterSpin, “climate change is the real job killer, not the answers to climate change. And we’ve done studies to show that, but, for a lot...
by Ming | Apr 8, 2019 | GND Labor Endorsements
Approved February 21, 2019 WHEREAS, climate change is an urgent crisis confronting people all over the world: extreme weather, rising sea levels, and pollution are wreaking havoc on the planet; and WHEREAS, the climate crisis exacerbates already-existing systemic...