Tag: Climate Change
IUOE Local 94 Hosts Labor/Management Panel on Greenhouse Gases and Local Law 97
New York, NY – As the earth continues to heat up due to accelerating climate change, New York’s Local Law 97 is aimed at mitigating even more harmful greenhouse gasses
Stuck Nation Radio: Is Labor Up to Dealing with the Climate Change Challenge?
New York, NY – Back in February, the climate change debate took on a new sense of urgency with a report from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Green New Deal is Revolutionary – It Needs Revolutionary Supporters in Labor
Brooklyn, NY – At the same time that hundreds of scientists worldwide are publicly supporting nonviolent acts of civil disobedience aimed at breaking the fossil fuel industry’s death grip on
Together, Climate Change Activists & Labor Can Make a ‘Just Transition’ Work for All
New York, NY – Climate change activists with Extinction Rebellion are conducting a series of direct, non-violent actions around town this week that could be a guaranteed game-changer if the
One More Reason Trade Unionists are Dubious About Their Place in a ‘Just Transition’
New York, NY – Concern that a “just transition” to a new green economy could translate into lost work or reduced wages and benefits for trade unionists working in sectors
Global Climate Strike Actions and the Golden Opportunity Before Labor
New York, NY – As young Global Climate Strike activists fight to decarbonize the economy and implement a Green New Deal before it’s too late — trade unionists in desperate
Too Many Labor Leaders are Failing to Make the Case for Action in Face of Growing Climate Catastrophe
New York, NY – Working men and women, including more than 900 Amazon employees based in Seattle, Washington alone, figure to play a key role in Global Climate Strike actions
Shut It Down: Workers Urged to Support Upcoming Global Climate Strike Actions
New York, NY – Later this week, young climate change activists from across the nation and around the globe will kick off eight days of protests designed to compel government
Working In This Heat? Take Care…And Confront The Climate Crisis
Brooklyn, NY – Right now, at the time of this writing, the temperature out on these mean city streets feels like a blistering 103-degrees; Congress is seriously considering a newly