From: Jonathan <findjonathan@hotmail.com>
Date: 21 May 2014 16:11:24 BST
To: ccctu ccctu <climate-change-trade-union-network@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [climate trade union] Exciting times
Reply-To: findjonathan@hotmail.com

Here is a link to Bill McKibben writing in Rolling Stone, calling people to join what he is sure will be the largest climate march in history in New York City on the weekend of 20/21 September.
 
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/a-call-to-arms-an-invitation-to-demand-action-on-climate-change-20140521
 
Among the eloquent things Bill says is:
 
"Sometimes in the past, trade unionists have fought against environmentalists – but unions in health care, mass transit, higher education, domestic work and building services are all beginning to organize for September, fully aware that there are no jobs on a dead planet. Energy-sector unions see the jobs potential in massive solar installation and a "just transition" off fossil fuels. Here's a banner I know you'll see in the streets of New York: CLIMATE/JOBS. TWO CRISES, ONE SOLUTION."
 
The International TUC has also just launched a global Unions 4 Climate campaign. They start with three slogans:
 
Building Workers Power
There are no jobs on a dead planet
Climate Action = Jobs Growth.
 
You can sign up here:
 
http://act.equaltimes.org/unions4climate


 

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