Climate Strikes
Champions: Rev. James Lawson, Jr.
Rev. James Lawson died June 10 at 95. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. called Lawson “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world.”
“The Whole World Is in a Terrible State o’ Chassis”
This is the first of a series of Strike! Commentaries on the “Polycrisis and the Global Green New Deal.” The term “polycrisis” is increasingly being used to describe an era in which multiple crises collide – in particular, our present era. The first set of Commentaries in this series examine geopolitics and war in the era of polycrisis.
LNS Spotlight: Shontaé Cannon-Buckley
Shontaé Cannon-Buckley is the Member Relations Manager at US Climate Action Network, of which LNS is a member, and recently was the lead organizer of the 2024 Midwest Regional Meeting, at which union members and climate and environmental justice organizers shared knowledge and built power for a sustainable midwest and beyond.
No to School Austerity, Yes to Green Public Investment
LNS organizer Oren Kadosh recently provided testimony to the Board of the Cincinnati Public Schools district on green investment alternatives to education budget cuts.
California Labor for Climate Jobs Day of Action
California Labor for Climate Jobs held their first ever Lobby Day in Sacramento, California in early May, calling for the California Worker Climate Bill of Rights. The coalition of 15 unions represents more than one million workers across the state, organizing for a worker-led transition to a just and climate-safe economy.
Coming June 7: Disability Rights in Transit
At a transit rider organizing training one dreary Saturday morning in Pittsburgh, I listened to transit riders speak on how advocates can be an ally for the disabled community.
BUILD GREEN Act: A Green New Deal for Public Transit
The BUILD GREEN Act, recently re-introduced in Congress by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Robert Garcia, would authorize the US Department of Transportation to distribute $500 billion over ten years to electrify existing transportation and build new electric transportation infrastructure.
Webinar Details the Case for Public Rail Ownership
On May 15th the Railroad Workers United hosted a public webinar about their campaign for public rail ownership, which is currently ramping up.
Educators Climate Action Network Demands “Green Schools, Not Fossil Fuels!”
Over the week of Earth Day union educators, youth, and the climate movement organized and participated in actions calling for green, healthy investment and for President Biden to declare a national Climate Emergency.
June 20: Hear LNS Labor Historian on Labor and Climate Change
On June 20 Third Act Union will present an on-line conversation with Jeremy Brecher on “Labor and the Climate Crisis Today.”