by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 30, 2024 | Articles
According to the leading environmental publication Grist, “In 2023, organized labor became core to the climate movement.” 2023 was marked by symbiosis between the labor and climate movements. Workers across industries and geographies loudly declared that a world in...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 30, 2024 | Articles
The just-released anthology Power Lines: Building a Labor-Climate Justice Movement features an article by Maria Brescia-Weiler, LNS project manager for young worker organizing and Liz Ratzloff, LNS co-executive director, titled “Young Workers Can Bridge the Labor and...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 30, 2024 | Articles
By Veronica Wilson, LNS California Organizer Kingspan Campaign Update: Environmental Groups Stand with Workers Calling out Greenwashing Workers calling out greenwashing inspired 26 environmental and environmental justice groups to call for an investigation into...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 30, 2024 | Articles
A just-published article by Todd E. Vachon, “Climate Justice for All: Pursuing a Just Transition in the Education Sector”—published in the American Federation of Teachers journal The American Educator—lays out in detail “what educators can do—and many already are...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 30, 2024 | Articles
The National Climate Assessment, issued every four years based on the work of scientists and other experts, is generally considered the US’ most authoritative report on how global warming is affecting the country. The recently issued fifth assessment puts...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jan 30, 2024 | Articles
It’s not every day that workers get to tell representatives of Congress how federal programs affect their work lives. But that’s just what happened when union members working on clean energy projects in Illinois, Maine, and New York spoke about the impact of federal...
