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UAW Prez Sez: Trump’s Attack on Democracy is an Attack on Unions
In a recent livestream talk to UAW members and the public, UAW president Shawn Fain described the effects of the Trump administration on the working class…
Transit Is Hanging Over the Fiscal Cliff
From Philadelphia to Chicago, transit riders are feeling the effects of the impending fiscal cliff which will surely pass on to labor if the federal government does away with federal formula funding.
Unions Flex Pension Power Muscle
Does your union pension fund have any policies to address climate risk and climate solutions? An LNS webinar on “Pension Power Tools: Accountability and Transparency on Toxic Climate Risk” explained three critical pathways for ensuring accountability and transparency from workers’ pension funds.
In Case You Haven’t Heard…
New data from NOAA shows that the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide increased at a record rate in 2024. In recent decades the increase has often been in annual increments of 1 to 2 parts per million. But in 2024 the increase was 3.75 parts per million.
CTU Webinar Media Advisory
April 15, 2025–Labor Network for Sustainability is kicking off “Earth Day to May Day” organizing by hosting a webinar featuring the Chicago Teachers Union. Members of CTU will share how they led a year-long contract campaign where labor and community won on many issues including climate justice and public sector resilience.
Strategic Guidelines for Social Self-Defense
In a previous Strike! Commentary I proposed a strategic perspective for defending society against MAGA tyranny. It outlined a “Social Self-Defense” based on combining civil resistance in social institutions and the streets with political resistance in the institutions of government. Social Self-Defense cannot be based on a preconceived plan; it will have to be created by the people who make it. We can learn lessons – both positive and negative – from past struggles against autocracy. But we also have to adapt those lessons to the unique conditions we face in the second Trump era.
A Strategy for Social Self-Defense
Trump’s MAGA juggernaut has many vulnerabilities. But these will not automatically lead to its downfall. That will require an active struggle to defend society against the MAGA assault — it will require in short, “social self-defense.” How can MAGA’s vulnerabilities be utilized to defend society, terminate Trump’s rule, and in the meantime limit the damage he can do?
Earth Day Actions Defend Public Education Workers
LNS is working with unions and allies to promote a cascade of actions from Earth Day to May Day – April 22 to May 1.
May Day Actions Demand Protection for Immigrants
On May 1 a broad coalition led by immigrant advocates will be demanding protection for the rights of immigrants in actions around the country.
How Chicago Teachers Won on Climate: An Earth Day to May Day Kickoff Event!
The Chicago Teachers Union, long an advocate for climate protection, has just won language in its new contract spelling out climate and climate justice provisions for students and educators.