August 15, 2013 Cross-posted with Waging Nonviolence Two years ago I was among more than a thousand people who committed civil disobedience at the White House to oppose the building of the Keystone XL pipeline. Since then many more have been arrested around the country, often blocking the actual pathway along which the Keystone… Read More »
WHAT DOES 400 PPM MEAN FOR AMERICAN LABOR?
May 24, 2013 By Jeremy Brecher & Joe Uehlein In 1940, as Nazi armies marched across Europe, United Automobile Workers Union (UAW) president Walter Reuther made a stunning proposal: Retool the Depression-ravaged auto industry to build 500 planes a year for national defense. Many scoffed. But a huge wartime mobilization put tens of… Read More »
WHY LABOR SHOULD BACK GINA McCARTHY FOR EPA ADMINISTRATOR
May 13, 2013 American workers need jobs. They also need protection from chemicals and pollutants that threaten their lives, health, environment, climate, and future. Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, has a unique track record in protecting the environment in ways that also protect and expand jobs. For… Read More »
FIVE WAYS TO BRIDGE THE JOBS VS. ENVIRONMENT GAP
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 »
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