by Sydney Ghazarian | Aug 31, 2023 | Articles
By Maria Brescia-Weiler, LNS Staff On September 17 thousands of people will march in New York City calling on President Biden to make good on his promises to deliver a just transition for workers and our communities, to provide solutions to the economic and climate...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Aug 31, 2023 | Articles
By Bakari Height, LNS Transportation Organizer Ever wonder why train tickets are so high but service is so low? What is the cause of all these derailments? What can the public do? Railroad Workers United has created a campaign to transfer this ownership of the Class...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Aug 31, 2023 | Articles
The Labor Network for Sustainability is spearheading a climate movement solidarity initiative for United Auto Workers (UAW) currently bargaining a union contract with Big 3 Auto companies (General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis). The initiative launched on August 14...
by Oren Kadosh | Aug 31, 2023 | Articles
By Oren Kadosh, LNS staff Over July 21st and 22nd, the Labor Network for Sustainability hosted a two-day convening in Denver, Colorado entitled: “The State of Transition: Lessons from Colorado and Beyond!” LNS convened labor, climate, environmental justice, and social...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Aug 31, 2023 | Articles
1400 workers in Erie, PA have been out on strike since June, demanding that their employer, Wabtec, start producing green locomotives. In a statement of solidarity, the Labor Network for Sustainability said: The unions were denied their basic rights to strike over...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Aug 31, 2023 | Articles
Hundreds of workers at Amazon’s main headquarters in Seattle held a walkout May 31 to protest the company’s backtracking on its commitments to climate protection. A statement by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice condemned the company’s recent admission that it had...
