Five Ways to Bridge the Jobs vs. Environment Gap

by BrendanS | May 4, 2013 | Just Transition, post

[by Jeremy Brecher] 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...

Connecticut Group Argues Climate, Jobs Are Not Issues in Opposition

by BrendanS | Apr 6, 2013 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, Local Organizing, post

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...

Labor-Environmnetal Leaders and Activists Move Beyond Differences to a Common Vision about a New Economy

by BrendanS | Mar 28, 2013 | Labor-Environmental Cooperation, Uncategorized

by Gus Speth and Joe Uehlein During our many decades of work in the labor and environmental movements, there have been many battles that led to tensions between our communities. The Keystone Pipeline is only the most recent example. To help overcome these challenges,...

Patriot Coal Miners ask: “Who’s Going to Stand for Me?”

by BrendanS | Mar 22, 2013 | Labor-Environmental Cooperation, Uncategorized

[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...

Making a Living on a Living Planet

by BrendanS | Mar 20, 2013 | Labor-Environmental Cooperation, Reports

March 11, 2014 Agenda: Making a Living on a Living Planet. Michael MacCracken’s presentation, “Overview of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report,” from the March 11th, 2014 LNS Making a Living on a Living Planet meeting. Robert...