Last month, I presented research from the LNS Young Worker Listening Project (YWLP) at the annual conference of the Southern Sociological Society. The presentation, titled “Laboring through the Storm: Young workers, climate change, and the pursuit of meaningful work,” explored how the climate crisis is shaping the meaning of work for young workers.

On May 7 at noon eastern time the youth voter organization Next Gen America will hold an on-line Climate Workshop for young people who are looking for a well-paying job that’s good for the environment. Attendees can expect

20,000 young people will work this summer and fall to care for their communities and tackle the climate crisis through the American Climate Corps. The Climate Corp has been a key campaign issue for the Green New Deal and groups like the youth Sunrise Movement.

April 15-May 30th continues to be packed with actions around the country connecting the concerns of workers and the environment by linking up Earth Day to May Day.

On May 8, 2024, California Labor for Climate Jobs (CLCJ) will rally for a Day of Action at the California state capitol. As legislators head into final days of committee hearings and Governor Gavin Newsom prepares to announce his 2024-2025 State Budget revisions, CLCJ will turn up the volume to voice their pro-worker and pro-climate demands.

Global Energy Monitor map of extraction sites discovered and sanctioned in 2022 and 2023, from the report “Drilling Deeper 2024: Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker”

Seven countries now generate all their energy from renewable sources, according to statistics from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

The Geneva conventions require that warring parties not use methods that cause “widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment.”

In conjunction with the US Climate Action Network and RE-AMP Network, LNS convened thirty community leaders and union activists in Chicago, April 11th and 12th, to discuss regional solidarity in the fight for just transition.

Labor Network for Sustainability joined thousands of rank-and-file workers, organizers, and union leaders at the 2024 Labor Notes conference last month to seize upon both the hard-won momentum of the past two years and emergent opportunities for a sustainable future.

On April 9 a post on Twitter/X announced: Evergreen Action was founded on the belief that people are at the heart of our clean energy future. Simply put, staying true to the values we champion as an organization MEANS coming together to organize a union.

For two years, the GKN auto parts plant in Florence, Italy, has been occupied by laid-off workers. In late March, thousands of people from all over Italy marched in solidarity with workers from the plant. The call for the March 25 demonstration was signed by hundreds of organizations.

Charles Young was born into slavery in Kentucky on March 12, 1864. Through the legacy of his father, who had escaped slavery to join the Union Army during the Civil War, Young attended West Point Military Academy, becoming the third black American to graduate from West Point. He became the first Black colonel in the United States Army. 

California Labor for Climate Jobs is hosting two CLCJ Worker Summits this spring, one in the Bay Area this past weekend and one upcoming in Los Angeles.

On March 6, LNS president Joe Uehlein testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources…