by Judy Asman | Apr 1, 2020 | Articles, Green New Deal
As the Coronavirus Pandemic leads into the Coronavirus Depression, our very survival depends on putting our people to work fighting the coronavirus; meeting the needs of all for food, shelter, healthcare, and other basic necessities; and reversing the destruction of...
by Ming | Mar 31, 2020 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal, LNS News
In a new series of commentaries, LNS Research and Policy Director Jeremy Brecher argues that, in the face of government and employer failure, workers and communities must take the lead to protect ourselves and each other from the coronavirus and its economic and...
by Ming | Mar 31, 2020 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements Top, Green New Deal, LNS News
LNS, in collaboration with Taylor Mayes of Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs, is launching a social media campaign to honor Earth Day, April 22, through May Day. While youth climate strikes plan to go digital in light of the pandemic, LNS is doing its part by...
by Ming | Mar 14, 2020 | Articles, Green New Deal
A time for solidarity: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic must not become the occasion for a war of all against all. Blaming China, or immigrants, or the opposition party is a way to divide us just when we need to be united. Instead we need to reach out to each other...
by Ming | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal, Jobs and Climate
Environmental Protection Agency workers protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and ensure a healthy environment for everyone. In the face of devastating climate change, we need them more than ever. The Trump Administration is gutting the EPA—slashing funding,...
by Ming | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal, Jobs and Climate
How can unions educate their members about climate change? The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) just provided a sterling example. The entire current issue of its magazine American Educator is devoted to teachers and climate change. It is available free online....
