Climate Jobs and Just Transition

Climate Jobs and Just Transition

Climate Jobs NY is a coalition of labor unions representing 2.6 million working men and women united to combat climate change and reverse inequality. CJNY aims to demonstrate that we do not have to choose between a healthy planet and good jobs. This fall CJNY held a...
Young Workers and Just Transition

Young Workers and Just Transition

Aug. 26 the Labor Network for Sustainability and friends hosted “Young Workers and Just Transition,” the fourth in a series of webinars as part of the Just Transition Listening Project. Moderated by Climate Justice Alliance Policy Coordinator, Anthony...
Let Young Workers Know Their Rights!

Let Young Workers Know Their Rights!

What rights are granted by the First Amendment? The Second? Odds are, the average high school student could give a halfway decent answer to those questions. Ask a student what their rights in the workplace are though, and you might be met with confusion. Why is it...
PPE for All: Unions and Enviros File Emergency Lawsuit

PPE for All: Unions and Enviros File Emergency Lawsuit

On October 8, labor unions representing healthcare workers, teachers, transit operators and millions of other frontline workers joined with environmental groups to sue the federal government over its failure to provide adequate reusable respirators, N95 masks, gloves...
Here’s Why We Must Save the Post Office

Here’s Why We Must Save the Post Office

We use it to write our loved ones, we use it to vote, we use it to get our medications–it’s just there, and we count on it to do what we need without fuss or bother. But with President Trump and his Republican allies fighting to hamstring and eventually destroy...