by Ming | Jun 20, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
The Labor Network for Sustainability helped to organize and participated in a series of Green New Deal Town Halls across the state of New Jersey this spring. Working with the Sunrise Movement, SEIU 32BJ, the Sierra Club, BlueWave NJ, and ForwardNotBack, a pro-worker,...
by Ming | Jun 8, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements
The Labor Network for Sustainability (LNS), an organization devoted to “making a living on a living planet,” applauds today’s endorsement of the Green New Deal by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). LNS president Joe Uehlein said,...
by Ming | May 16, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements
Resolution #2019 -4 (amended to include #2019-5) Resolution to Endorse the Oregon and the National Green New Deals Whereas, the ongoing and ever-worsening climate catastrophe mandates an urgent response; and Whereas, the proposals for addressing carbon emissions and...
by Ming | May 13, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements
Resolution: Support the Green New Deal Whereas: climate change threatens all people (our customers) but especially letter carriers, who work outside facing its dangerous effects: huge wild fires, freezing polar vortices, monster hurricanes, etc., and Whereas: the U.N....
by Ming | May 9, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements
On Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30, 2019, the Labor Network for Sustainability will hold its Third National Labor Convergence on Climate in Chicago. In the spirit of this year’s theme, which is: Strengthening Labor’s Voice to Help Shape the Green...
by Ming | May 9, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
by Veronica Wilson, Labor Network for Sustainability On April 13, 150 local labor leaders, members and organizers, along with ally organizations gathered for the Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO Labor Convergence on Climate. The Convergence was co-hosted by Labor...