by Jeremy Brecher | May 2, 2023 | Articles, Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher,Senior Strategic Advisor, LNS Co-Founder Listen to the audio version >> As key states start reducing their use of coal, oil, and gas, what will happen to the workers who produce, transport, and burn those fossil fuels? The previous Commentary,...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Apr 30, 2023 | Articles
by Sydney Ghazarian | Apr 30, 2023 | Articles
In a new article titled, “Educators Are Standing Up for Healthy Green Schools and a Livable Climate This Earth Week,” two union educators describe how “students, educators, parents, school staff, and community members” around the U.S. are “taking action to demand...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Apr 30, 2023 | Articles
In a surprise victory, Brandon Johnson, formerly an organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, has just won election as Chicago’s mayor. He ran in part on a program for a “Chicago Green New Deal” which includes: Support a Just Transition Protect frontline workers and...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Apr 30, 2023 | Articles
According to a new study by the nonprofit Energy Futures Initiative, the Inflation Reduction Act passed last summer will create 1.5 million climate and energy security jobs by 2030 – seven years from now. Over 100,000 will be in manufacturing, with 60,000 coming from...
