April 30, 2013 It happens over and over again. A company proposes some big project, environmentalists oppose it, but unions say it will create jobs. Or a government agency proposes new regulations, environmentalists say it will halt pollution, but unions say it will destroy jobs. The result is billed as a conflict of “jobs… Read More »
CONNECTICUT GROUP ARGUES CLIMATE, JOBS ARE NOT ISSUES IN OPPOSITION
April 6, 2013 By Kathryn Boughton (CTBulletin.com) As unemployment and hard times lead many to believe the issue is “protecting jobs vs. protecting the environment,” labor, religious, environmental, and community leaders in Connecticut decided to join together proactively to fight for job-creating climate protection progress while seeking win-win solutions for their disagreements. Their… Read More »
PATRIOT COAL MINERS ASK: “WHO’S GOING TO STAND FOR ME?”
March 26, 2013 by Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith This is a call for environmentalists and other critics of coal to come to the aid of America’s miners. Whenever government protection of workers health and safety or the environment rears its ugly head, America’s coal companies are quick to portray themselves as the coal… Read More »
LABOR, CLIMATE, AND THE KXL: INTERPRETING THE NEW AFL-CIO STATEMENT ON ENERGY AND JOBS
February 27, 2013 Statement by the Labor Network For Sustainability At its just-completed Executive Council meeting, the AFL-CIO issued a new “Statement on Energy and Jobs.” While the statement is broadly in line with past AFL-CIO policy, it is worth close examination by those concerned about our twin crises of climate and economy…. Read More »
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