by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 31, 2025 | Articles
Each issue of Making a Living on a Living Planet we feature a member of the LNS network. This time it’s LNS’ new Young Worker Organizer Martina Manicastri. Martina writes: I am excited to be joining the LNS team as a Young Worker Organizer and I am dedicated to...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 31, 2025 | Articles
Excerpts from an LNS Statement on the fires in Los Angeles: The Labor Network for Sustainability mourns the catastrophic loss of life and homes in California. The science is clear: Fossil fuels have driven the climate crisis and are fueling these fires. The greenhouse...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 31, 2025 | Articles
According to a statement on the Los Angeles fires by the Labor Network for Sustainability, “The fires are not a natural disaster.” Wildfires are highly unusual in Southern California in January, which is supposed to be the rainy season. Melting Arctic ice creates...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 31, 2025 | Articles
By LNS California Organizer Veronica Wilson Mass mutual aid operations, demands for disaster preparedness, and calls for climate readiness are just a few examples of the working class responding to the climate catastrophe brought by the extreme Santa Ana windstorm and...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 31, 2025 | Articles
Unions such as the Los Angeles Federation of Labor and the California Teachers Association are providing resources to impacted communities. We applaud UTLA’s leadership in the unified response from united unions in the LA Unified School District to protect children...