by Ming | Feb 27, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
This January the San-Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO overwhelmingly passed a resolution supporting the Green New Deal with strong labor provisions. They hope it will serve as a touchstone to help spark a larger discussion inside the American labor...
by Ming | Feb 27, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service union in the country, issued the following statement: As a union representing 163,000 doormen, security officers, cleaners and airport workers up and down the east coast, we support the Green New...
by Ming | Feb 27, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
IBEW Local 103 Business Manager Lou Antonellis has endorsed the Green New Deal resolution proposed by Senator Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, according to Jennifer Smith of the Dorchester Reporter. Antonellis said the push for expanded renewable...
by Ming | Feb 27, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements Top, Green New Deal
On Monday, February 18, 2019, Chris Bangert-Drowns, a senior reporter with WPFW, the Pacifica Radio affiliate in Washington, D.C. spoke with LNS founding president Joe Uehlein about the Green New Deal and the tepid response from some unions. Listen...
by Ming | Feb 27, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
Humankind is facing a climate emergency. Bold and immediate solutions are required to avert the worst impacts of climate change. We are also facing unprecedented levels of income and wealth inequality—often along the lines of race and gender—which threaten the very...
by Ming | Feb 27, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
Video: Created by Detroit Democratic Socialists of America. Watch video here » Detroit Democratic Socialists of America write: General Motors’ announced plant closings emphasize the urgency for a Green New Deal. We don’t need any more abandoned factories...
