by Chris Litchfield | Feb 28, 2024 | Articles
In an interview for the podcast series “Organize the Unorganized: The Rise of the CIO,” labor historian and LNS co-founder and Senior Advisor Jeremy Brecher recounts the rise of industrial unionism in the 1930s: Workers wanted unions. And from all their previous...
by Chris Litchfield | Feb 28, 2024 | Articles
For the first time ever, global average heating exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius for a 12-month period. Climate scientists have declared 2023 the hottest year on record. In 2015 the Paris Agreement aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial...
by Chris Litchfield | Feb 28, 2024 | Articles
By LNS California Organizer Veronica Wilson Workers in California have allied with environmental, environmental justice, and community groups to move the state closer to a just transition to renewable energy. California has a strong movement for Community Choice...
by Chris Litchfield | Feb 28, 2024 | Articles
The Lead the Charge coalition, a diverse network of local, national, and global advocacy partners working for an equitable, sustainable, and fossil-free auto supply chain, is releasing its 2024 Leaderboard results this month. Their scorecard evaluates over 20...
by Chris Litchfield | Feb 28, 2024 | Articles
On February 8, 2024 the AFL-CIO issued this “Statement on the Situation in Israel and Gaza”: The AFL-CIO condemns the attacks by Hamas on October 7th and calls for a negotiated cease-fire in Gaza—including the immediate release of all hostages and provision of...
by Chris Litchfield | Feb 28, 2024 | Articles
This issue of Making a Living on a Living Planet initiates the new series, “Champions”, featuring current and historic figures who can inspire the struggle for a worker – and climate – safe world. Hazel Johnson was widely known as the “mother of the...
