August 5, 2014 Today the American labor movement—like the rest of American society and like labor movements throughout the world—is being forced to grapple with climate change and climate protection. This “guided tour” of the “labor-climate landscape” is intended as a tool that climate protection advocates inside and outside of organized labor can use… Read More »
IF NOT NOW, WHEN? A LABOR MOVEMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
July 24, 2014 We are on a climate change path that, unless radically altered, will lead to an unsustainable global warming of seven degrees Fahrenheit or greater. We also face the most serious employment crisis since the Great Depression, with wages that have stagnated for four decades and economic inequality now at levels not seen… Read More »
UNIONS BACKING HISTORICAL CLIMATE MARCH
July 7, 2014 Delegates to Connecticut State Council of Machinists (CSCM) conference at the end of June voted unanimously to endorse and participate in the historic People’s Climate March set for Sunday, September 21, 2014 in Manhattan. This was just the most recent of a growing number of union endorsements for the March. New… Read More »
6 REASONS CLIMATE CHANGE IS A THREAT TO AMERICA’S HEALTH
June 7, 2014 By Brendan Smith and Jeremy Brecher Not worried about climate change? How about the health of you and your family?For decades the public health community has been trying to get us to understand that climate change affects the fundamental requirements for health – clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure… Read More »
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