Isaac Myers, was born in 1835, was a pioneering Black trade unionist, a cooperative organizer, and a caulker. Since the state of Maryland did not offer public education for Black youth, Myers had to acquire his early education from a private day school run by Rev. John Fortie. At 16, he began work as a caulker, sealing seams in ships.

On a summer drive our family stopped at Red Square in New London, CT to visit with internationally acclaimed muralist Mike Alewitz. We toured his Red Square labor art museum. In the photo is (L-R): Joe Uehlein, Anna Grace Uehlein, Mike Alewitz, Lane Windham. We are standing in front of his mural of Joe Hill.

Sometimes, the most civil act is to be disobedient. We are living in those times now. Non-Violent Civil Disobedience (NVCD) is central to our country and retaining our freedoms, and to our movements to reverse global warming, restore a livable future, and build a better world. 

Jack Zhou works as a social scientist at the Climate Advocacy Lab, an organization that provides training, research support, and connections to climate, clean energy, and climate justice organizers across the US.

As the Chicago Teachers Union opened contract negotiations with the city this June its “Green Schools Initiative” was a central demand.

More than 30 labor, environmental, and health groups are urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to unlock crucial disaster relief funding for extreme heat and wildfire smoke, neither of which are recognized by FEMA as major disasters.

The Labor Network for Sustainability recently co-sponsored a webinar on “Climate Justice at Work” with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee.

The Green Workers Alliance is an organization of more than 1,500 renewable energy workers across the country.

The Climate Advocacy Lab recently released a Blueprint for a Multiracial, Cross-Class Movement.

Cobalt is essential for electric vehicle batteries, and much of that cobalt comes from the Congo.

Hear author and disability advocate Anna Zivarts discuss her new book, When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency.

According to a just-released study, the climate cost of the first two years of Russia-Ukraine war was greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 175 countries, including the Netherlands, Venezuela, and Kuwait.

According to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the current rate of increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is ten times faster than at any point in the last 50,000 years.

University Unions United for Free Speech recently issued this statement, endorsed by 29 academic union locals…