by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
At its July convention, the American Federation of Teachers adopted a resolution backing the Green New Deal proposal to counter climate change. Saying that the labor movement must be at the center of shaping climate policies, “including tax-base support for impacted...
by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
The Alameda Labor Council, which represents 135,000 workers in 135 unions in California’s Bay Area, just passed a resolution endorsing a “Green Recovery” for these purposes: Read the entire resolution »...
by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
More than one million people live within five miles of the massive Inglewood Oil Field, the largest urban oil field in the nation, sprawled across Culver City and the historically African American neighborhood of Baldwin Hills. For decades, residents have called on...
by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
A new report, “On the Front Lines: Climate Change Threatens the Health of America’s Workers,” was recently released by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the BlueGreen Alliance, and several labor organizations. It includes 14 first-hand stories from outdoor and...
by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
According to a recent Bloomberg article, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is “stepping in where the government has failed,” running its own coronavirus contact-tracing program for 1.3 million members. Since the Covid-19 outbreak hit, the...
by Judy Asman | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
Thirty labor and environmental organizations nationwide have petitioned the federal government demanding the Trump administration use the Defense Production Act to get personal protective equipment to essential workers. The emergency rule-making petition has been sent...
