by Ming | Jan 25, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
by Jeremy Brecher and Joe Uehlein In “Twelve Reasons Labor Should Demand a Green New Deal,” LNS’s Jeremy Brecher and Joe Uehlein argue that labor unions should take this opportunity to embrace the proposal—and fight to make sure it’s a strong vehicle for advancing...
by Ming | Jan 25, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
by Lauren Burke Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s draft proposal for a Green New Deal contains bold provisions for achieving 100 percent renewable energy, a federal jobs guarantee, a commitment to mitigate racial, regional, and gender-based wealth and income inequalities,...
by Ming | Jan 25, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
by Jeremy Brecher and Joe Uehlein While current proposals for a Green New Deal align with workers’ interests, organized labor brings traditions and insights that can make them even more compelling. Incorporating worker demands in the Green New Deal program will pay...
by Ming | Jan 25, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal, Jobs and Climate, Labor and Climage Action
by Jeremy Brecher The principles for a Green New Deal laid out by the youth Sunrise Movement call for a job guarantee program to assure a living wage job to every person who wants one. What is a “jobs guarantee program” and what does it have to do with protecting the...
by Ming | Jan 25, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
Martha Hawthorne, a chair of the SEIU 1021 Climate Justice Work group and part of the planning team for the upcoming LNS National Labor Convergence on Climate, writes us from the Bay Area: At the close of 2018, the SEIU 1021 Executive Board voted to support the...
by Ming | Jan 25, 2019 | Articles, GND Labor Endorsements, Green New Deal
CJA Calls for Special Attention to Frontline Communities The Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), unites 68 organizations rooted in indigenous, African American, Latin-x, Asian Pacific Islander, and poor white communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis under Just...
