by Judy Asman | Aug 1, 2020 | Articles
Todd E. Vachon, faculty coordinator of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and an active trade unionist and member of the Labor Network for Sustainability,...
by Judy Asman | Aug 1, 2020 | Articles
The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis has recently released a report on “Solving the Climate Crisis” calling for a federal heat safety standard. It recommends that Congress should direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a standard on prevention of...
by Judy Asman | Jul 1, 2020 | Articles
For 75 minutes on Wednesday night, June 24, an esteemed group of speakers and some of the best minds in labor, economics, and the environment came together for our latest Just Transition Listening Project webinar: Black Workers and Just Transition. In the form of a TV...
by Judy Asman | Jul 1, 2020 | Articles
By Leo Blain Racial justice advocates often say that in order to achieve a racially equitable society we cannot just be “not racist,” but that we must be actively anti-racist. Ibram X. Kendi, a preeminent antiracism advocate and historian said that “Being an...
by Judy Asman | Jul 1, 2020 | Articles
By Veronica Wilson A new report Reimagined Recovery: Black Workers, the Public Sector, and COVID-19 argues expanding jobs in the public sector is the starting point in recovery efforts that place racial equity at the core. Reimagined Recovery is the first product by...
