by Harley Mocker | May 31, 2018 | Articles
By Jeremy Brecher This Mother’s Day a convergence of unlikely bedfellows launched a Poor People’s Campaign — echoing the Poor People’s Campaign Martin Luther King, Jr. initiated half a century ago aiming to “transform the political, economic and moral...
by Harley Mocker | Mar 17, 2018 | Articles
Thirty thousand coal mining jobs have been lost since 2011. In central Appalachia, seven thousand miners lost their jobs from 2015 to 2016.54 The US Energy Information Administration expects central Appalachia’s coal output to decline nearly sixty percent by 2035,...
by Harley Mocker | Mar 10, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
By Nancy Romer Originally appeared in Portside Visit the Divest/Invest Resource Hub developed by the LNS Divest/Invest Committee for more information on the movement. After five years of tireless organizing, the movement to divest NYC public worker pension...
by Harley Mocker | Mar 1, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
Unions are often asked to support resolutions to protect the climate and the environment. Shouldn’t environmental and climate organizations be asked to pass comparable resolutions supporting worker rights? The board of the Labor Network for Sustainability recently...
by Harley Mocker | Jan 20, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
The first ever Transit Equity Day on February 5th was a success with people in 15 cities celebrating the birthday of Rosa Parks and uplifting the need for safe, fair and affordable public transit. To learn more about what took place around the country and near...