Extreme heat in June caused severe problems for marginalized workers. Bold changes are needed to improve safety.
Environment
‘How Minnesota Corporations Pollute our Planet and Politics’
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A coalition of environmental justice groups and SEIU 26 representing workers who clean major Twin Cities office buildings released a study that criticizes major Minnesota corporations for policies blocking solutions to climate change and environmental racism.
Environment
Climate Activists Can’t Afford to Ignore Labor. A Shuttered Refinery in Philly Shows Why.
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In the words of Jim, a former worker who requested only his first name be used due to fear of retaliation, “Fossil fuels need to be phased out aggressively. That being said, I’m in the industry. You can’t just allow the people in that industry to become like the coal miners, just floundering.”
Environment
Climate Justice is a Union Issue
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On September 20, millions of students and community members participated in a global climate strike. Climate justice activists gathered in streets in incredible numbers across the world, many students striking from school, to challenge local and national governments to actively address climate breakdown. A major supporter of the student climate strike, working closely with the student-led Sunrise Movement, is the Service Employees International Union.
Environment
The Unions Backing Friday’s Global Climate Strike—And What It Means
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When asked why he’s planning to support the Global Climate Strike slated for September 20, Larry Hopkins, a rail crew driver for the transportation and maintenance company Hallcon, says the reason is simple: “I want to help preserve and protect our personal safety. Because right now, we’re in a climate emergency that is very bad for our health and our safety.
Environment
Airline Food Workers at MSP vote 99.7% to Strike
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The vote calls attention to growing crisis around catering workers’ wages, healthcare amid a booming airline industry
Environment
IBEW trains members to install electric vehicle charging stations
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Electrical Workers Local 1 and the St. Louis chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association have launched the first electrical car training program in Missouri and one of the few in America.
Community
LiUNA will rally to
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Laborers Union members and members of the community who support creating jobs by rebuilding Minnesota\’s crumbling infrastructure are gathering to "Build Minnesota So Minnesota Works!" The rally will take place on Friday, June 17, at 1:30PM on the Historic Stone Arch Bridge in Downtown Minneapolis.
Environment
Labor Secretary tours ‘green’ Minnesota company
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Viking Drill & Tool employee Doug Sachs says the transition to more environmentally friendly production at the St. Paul company has benefitted management, workers – and their wallets. “When you say green, people think cash,” he said.
Environment
Sheet Metal Workers benefit from LEED certification
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Justin Brandt was sailing through his apprenticeship with Sheet Metal Workers Local 10. Having completed the union’s introductory classes, he was well on his way to logging the 8,000 hours of on-the-job training needed to secure his journeyman’s card.
Environment
UAW joins Blue Green Alliance
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The United Auto Workers has joined the Blue Green Alliance, a collaboration between trade unions and environmental groups.