Corbyn’s Class Act Is a Climate Game Changer
On September 12, 2015, Jeremy Corbyn was elected the leader of the Labour Party in Britain. Supported by several key
Read moreOn September 12, 2015, Jeremy Corbyn was elected the leader of the Labour Party in Britain. Supported by several key
Read moreBy Sean Sweeney Sean Sweeney, from New Labor Forum and Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED), speaking at the 2017
Read moreDonald Trump’s inauguration on January 20th 2017 saw unions and activist groups from numerous social movements take to the streets and declare an all-out war of resistance to both his presidency and his agenda.
As is now clear, some union officials have not only dodged the draft but have actually joined the
In the months leading to the December 2015 Paris Climate Conference, representatives of global institutional investors and multinational corporations made
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Read moreCorbyn’s Class Act is a Climate Game Changer On September 12, 2015, Jeremy Corbyn was elected the leader of the
Read moreSean Sweeney was in Paris during COP21 where Unions are fighting for a reference in the final agreement to “a just
Read moreFor the last 20 years, unions in the U.S. and internationally have generally accepted the dominant discourse on climate policy, one that is grounded in assumptions that private markets will lead the “green transition,” reduce emissions, and stabilize the climate over the longer term. Indeed, unions began attending the climate negotiations convened by the UN in the early 1990s, a time when the “triumph of the market” went unchallenged and the climate debate was awash with neoliberal ideas. Unions therefore focused on articulating the need for “Just Transition” policies.
Read moreIf anyone were looking for further evidence that the AFL-CIO remains unprepared to accept the science of climate change, and
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