by Jeremy Brecher | Nov 1, 2024 | Articles
The “2024 State of the Climate Report” just issued by a team of climate scientists finds that “We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster.” This is “a global emergency” in which “much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled.” The report,...
by Jeremy Brecher | Nov 1, 2024 | Articles
The recently released 2023 Solar Jobs Census published by the independent nonprofit organization Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), found that full-time jobs in the US solar industry grew nearly 6% in 2023. Solar jobs increased in 47 states. More people are...
by Jeremy Brecher | Nov 1, 2024 | Articles
A report by the global labor federation the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) finds that the large corporations Amazon, Tesla, Meta, ExxonMobil, Blackstone, Vanguard, and Glencore are undermining democracy across the world by financially backing far-right...
by Jeremy Brecher | Nov 1, 2024 | Articles
By LNS California Organizer Veronica Wilson On October 16th, news broke that Phillips 66 will shut down its Los Angeles refinery in the fourth quarter of 2025. The company gave notice of plans to close the refinery that has roughly 600 employees and a few hundred more...
by Jeremy Brecher | Sep 30, 2024 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher,Senior Strategic Advisor, LNS Co-Founder Listen to the audio version >> Globalization has been the hallmark of the economic world in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Since the Great Recession of 2008, however, globalization as we knew it...
