Climate Strikes

Ken Grossinger is a movement activist and organizer with 35 years’ experience under his belt. He has spent his life serving movements for social and economic justice — in unions, in community organizations, and in philanthropy.

Joshua Dedmond is not only Co-executive Director of the Labor Network for Sustainability – he is also Program Director for Cooperation Jackson, a pioneering effort to use coops to foster economic equity, sustainability, and community empowerment.

The Architecture Lobby (TAL) is a grassroots organization of architectural workers that advocates for just labor practices and an equitable built environment.

The UAW strike against the auto industry Big Three won not only better wages and conditions for auto workers, but also forged a pathway for a just transition to climate-safe vehicle production for the US auto industry.

In an interview for the podcast series “Organize the Unorganized: The Rise of the CIO,” labor historian and LNS co-founder and Senior Advisor Jeremy Brecher recounts the rise of industrial unionism in the 1930s:…

For the first time ever, global average heating exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius for a 12-month period. Climate scientists have declared 2023 the hottest year on record.

Workers in California have allied with environmental, environmental justice, and community groups to move the state closer to a just transition to renewable energy.

The Lead the Charge coalition, a diverse network of local, national, and global advocacy partners working for an equitable, sustainable, and fossil-free auto supply chain, is releasing its 2024 Leaderboard results this month. Their scorecard evaluates over 20 automakers’ efforts to account for,

On February 8, 2024 the AFL-CIO issued this “Statement on the Situation in Israel and Gaza”…

This issue of Making a Living on a Living Planet initiates the new series, “Champions”, featuring current and historic figures who can inspire the struggle for a worker – and climate – safe world.