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COP21: Dispatch #3 – A Bad Deal & A Call to Action
From Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, 12/11/15: The Paris climate summit (Cop 21) is nearly over, and the deal that’s presently on the table falls short in terms of commitments on emissions, financing, human rights, and just transition. The core concerns of unions and social movements remain in the preamble to the Paris Agreement and not…
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COP21: Dispatch #2 – Unions and Allies Stage Sit-In
From Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, 12/9/15, 1700 hrs, Central European Time: Unions and allies are staging a sit-in at COP 21 following the release of the DRAFT PARIS OUTCOME Short video of the action — Watch this space! Trade unions and social movement allies have been pushing hard to have their concerns reflected in the…
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Trade Unions and Climate Change: A Conversation with Naomi Klein and Jeremy Corbyn
On December 7th, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, Global Climate Jobs Campaign, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York and the Global Labour Institute Network presented an important discussion between Naomi Klein and Jeremy Corbyn about trade unions and climate change. Naomi Klein, supported by UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, called for mass civil disobedience to break the ban…
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Unprecedented? Unions and Community Unite to Halt Plans to Build Coal Export Terminal in Oakland, California
By Elena Mora for Trade Unions for Energy Democracy A short but well-organized campaign to stop plans to build a coal export terminal in the Oakland Port resulted in a packed Oakland City Council meeting on September 21, and a vote requiring a public health impact study to guide the Council’s action, up to and…
