by Ming | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements Top, Green New Deal, Jobs and Climate, Politics of Climate Change
Ryan Pollock, an inside wireman with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) writes about the recent AFL-CIO Convention in Texas: Not only were many of my fellow trades siblings—plenty of whom work in the fossil fuel industry or represent fossil...
by Ming | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, Green New Deal, Jobs and Climate, Just Transition
The American Postal Workers Union has taken on the climate crisis within the national union structure by following up on their last national convention resolution “Climate Change, Jobs and Justice.” At its recent national All-Craft conference held in Las Vegas, the...
by Ming | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, Green New Deal, Jobs and Climate
When work on public infrastructure is performed by union labor there are many benefits for workers, communities, and the economy as a whole. However, too many infrastructure workers are denied union representation. And many devices—such as subcontracting, performing...
by Ming | Dec 20, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements Top, Green New Deal
What will happen to workers in fossil fuel related industries if the shift to a climate-safe economy threatens their jobs? While it is easy to advocate for a “just transition,” it is not so easy to spell out just how that can be accomplished. Proposals for a Green New...
by Ming | Dec 20, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
If you missed it… Check out: Labor Network for Sustainability’s Virtual Convergence 2: Labor Voices on the Green New Deal Recording Panel Discussion on Lessons learned from state and local efforts, featuring: Seattle: Alec Connon, 350 Seattle and Lucas Zeppetello,...
by Ming | Nov 13, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
Many unions are considering resolutions on climate change. Here’s one just passed by the local executive board of the Rutgers University AAUP-AFT, that endorses the Green New Deal, demands that Rutgers develop a climate action plan to be carbon neutral, and proclaims...
