Environmental Groups Call on Green Building Community to Stop Partnering With Kingspan Group, Global Manufacturer of Building Materials

by Ming | Mar 3, 2022 | News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2022 CONTACT: Lauren Burke (301) 244-9848 Meredith Schafer (202) 662-0883 Santa Ana, Calif. — Forty-five (45) local and national groups organizing against climate change and for environmental justice have signed a statement calling on...

LNS Executive Director Testifies Before House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Expresses Support of the Justice40 Initiative

by Ming | Jul 21, 2021 | News Releases

‘The Goal of Creating Good Jobs and Protecting Our Environment Are Not Incompatible,’ Recommends Ways to Protect Workers Amid a Shift to a Green Economy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2021 Contact: Judy Asman (She/her) 714-651-6170 WASHINGTON, D.C. –  On Wednesday...

Transit Equity Network Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation that Truly Supports Accessible, Safe and Equitable Transit in Support of H.R.3744

by Ming | Jul 20, 2021 | News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2021 Contact: Judy Asman (She/her) 714-651-6170 NATIONWIDE – The network of transit riders, community organizations, environmental groups, and labor unions responsible for organizing Transit Equity Day annually on Rosa Parks’ birthday to...

Transit Equity Day Organizers in Solidarity with ATU, ATU Local 1005, Minneapolis and TWU

by Ming | May 31, 2020 | News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Asman, Labor Network for Sustainability, 714-651-6170, Basav Sen, Institute for Policy Studies, 202-997-0479 MAY 31, 2020–(TAKOMA PARK, MD)–The Coalition that organizes Transit Equity Day, which takes place each year on Rosa Parks’...

70+ Labor, Civil Rights, and Transit Organizations Call on Congress to Provide Emergency Assistance to Public Transit Workers in the Next Stimulus

by Ming | Apr 23, 2020 | News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Olivia Alperstein, Institute for Policy Studies [email protected] Judy Asman, Labor Network for Sustainability [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. (APRIL 23, 2020) —The Labor Network for Sustainability and Institute for...

EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE: Unions push White House for more protective equipment for essential workers

by Ming | Apr 9, 2020 | News Releases