Climate Strikes

A broad coalition largely led by local and some national trade unions is spearheading a day of action on May Day. While much of its focus is on immigrant rights, its call is for a broad opposition to MAGA policies…

On the eve of Earth Day, LNS and the Chicago Teachers Union held a webinar [link] describing CTU’s unprecedented contract embodying Green Schools and Climate Justice — and how it was won. The panel featured not only teachers but a parent and a community environmental justice advocate.

Federal Unionists United – FUN – is conducting a “RIF Resistance Campaign” to prevent reductions in force (RIF) plans from being implemented at federal agencies. The campaign is focused on the Social Security Administration, the VA, and the EPA – three agencies where job cuts are hurting both thousands of workers and millions of people who depend on their services.

Unions and civil rights organizations have helped form a new pro bono legal initiative to provide legal help for federal workers who have been fired or otherwise had their basic rights violated on the job.

With only three weeks advance organizing, at least three million people joined more than 1,400 local Hands Off actions at state capitols, federal buildings, congressional offices, Social Security’s headquarters, parks, and city halls.

The Labor Network for Sustainability has joined ten national unions and other labor organizations in a call for solidarity with workers and all those who are being targeted by the Trump administration. Their statement says:  ”Labor Demands an End to the Assault on the Right to Organize and Protest”…

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…

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.  

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.

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.