by ctruecolors | May 9, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
San Francisco Labor Council GND Resolution Labor resolution shows unified support for a Green New Deal with strong labor and community provisions. The San Francisco Labor Council, AFL-CIO is publicly calling a Green New Deal “that includes a strong and binding...
by ctruecolors | May 9, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
LNS’s policy and research director Jeremy Brecher lays out what labor needs from the Green New Deal in a special issue of In These Times on “Getting to Zero.” The Green New Deal presents the American working class with the greatest opportunity for improving our lives...
by ctruecolors | May 9, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
An article by Candice Bernd in Truthout asks, “What would a just transition actually mean for fossil fuel workers, and what must proponents do to win labor’s support?” She provides answers from LNS President Joe Uehlein, Executive Director Michael Guerrero, and Dave...
by ctruecolors | May 9, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
by Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director Trade unionists have been asking some TOUGH questions about the GND. Here are some examples — and a few quick responses that don’t aim to provide complete answers, but to highlight the top lines of more...
by ctruecolors | May 9, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
Looking for material on labor and climate for powerpoint presentations and handouts? Here is an outstanding set from LNS’s Dr. Todd Vachon on “The Current Moment: A Dual Crisis of Ecology and Inequality.” Watch Todd’s presentation at a New Jersey forum on the Green...
by ctruecolors | Apr 8, 2019 | GND Labor Endorsements
Approved February 21, 2019 WHEREAS, climate change is an urgent crisis confronting people all over the world: extreme weather, rising sea levels, and pollution are wreaking havoc on the planet; and WHEREAS, the climate crisis exacerbates already-existing systemic...
