by Jeremy Brecher | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles
It’s not just federal employees who protect our environment and our climate. State and local government employees are also part of that protection force – and are similarly under attack. — editor As a public servant, I am a member of AFSCME Local 3599, the...
by Ming | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles
Not only are government unions protectors of the environment, they have also been strong advocates for climate-friendly policies. Here are some examples: American Federation of Government Employees The AFGE “Worker Bill of Rights” demands “The right to work on control...
by Ming | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles
By Jeremy Brecher, co-founder of the Labor Network for Sustainability and author of the labor history Strike! In 2019, government workers and their supporters forced an end to President Trump’s shutdown of the government and used the threat of a general strike to keep...
by Ming | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles
By LNS Transit Organizer Bakari Height Our annual Transit Equity Day featured people from around the country taking action for better, more reliable, and more equitable transit. Our livestream for the event also showcased many little-known local transit justice...
by Jeremy Brecher | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles
A diversified transportation system will not only reduce emissions faster, provide more mobility for more people, and lessen the burden of mineral extraction for batteries–but also stimulate millions of new, dignified jobs across the supply chain. That’s the...
by Ming | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles
January 2025 was the warmest January on record, with average global temperatures of 3.13 degrees Fahrenheit (1.74 degrees Celsius) – significantly above the target set by the Paris Climate Agreement. The rate of global warming since 2010 has increased by more than 50...
