August 24, 2012 Statement by the Labor Network For Sustainability On the occasion of its one-year anniversary, Occupy Wall Street has invited all members of the 99% to New York City for three days of education, celebration, and direct action from September 15-17. [Read the OWS S17 Call to Action. View the OWS S17… Read More »
DIRTY VS. GREEN JOBS: LABOR’S KEYSTONE DILEMMA
March 12, 2012 by Brendan Smith and Jeremy Brecher These are tough times to be a construction worker in America. While other sectors of the economy are showing signs of life, the unemployment rate in the construction industry is getting worse, not better – rising from 13% to 16% in January. It is… Read More »
KEYSTONE XL OPPONENTS NEED A JOBS PROGRAM
February 2, 2012 by Brendan Smith and Jeremy Brecher Cross-posted with Grist Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline are taking a well-deserved victory lap. The Obama administration’s decision to reject TransCanada’s pipeline proposal “” at least for now “” represents an historic win for the environmental movement, and reveals the potency of the… Read More »
LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT: NEXT STEPS FOR DIALOGUE
January 18, 2012 By Brendan Smith and Jeremy Brecher What does the future hold for the relationship between environmentalism and organized labor? Judging from the highly-publicized controversy over the Keystone XL pipeline, America might appear to be entering a new era of conflict over environmental protection versus jobs. But in a recent speech… Read More »
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