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In 1996 the Southwest Workers Union, known then as Southwest Public Workers Union, coordinated a bus tour for community members and members of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) subcommittee. This event was an attempt to activate community engagement and government accountability in ...
Protester in Melbourne calling for a just transition and decarbonisation. Just transition is a framework developed by the trade union movement [1] to encompass a range of social interventions needed to secure workers' rights and livelihoods when economies are shifting to sustainable production, primarily combating climate change and protecting biodiversity.
In 2010 8.4 million government workers were represented by unions, [19] including 31% of federal workers, 35% of state workers and 46% of local workers. [20] As Daniel Disalvo notes, "In today's public sector, good pay, generous benefits, and job security make possible a stable middle-class existence for nearly everyone from janitors to jailors."
Climate change and poverty are deeply intertwined because climate change disproportionally affects poor people in low-income communities and developing countries around the world. The impoverished have a higher chance of experiencing the ill-effects of climate change due to the increased exposure and vulnerability. [ 1 ]
A review conducted by the federal government on pay scale shows that employees in a labor union earn up to 33% more income than their nonunion counterparts, as well as having more job security, and safer and higher-quality work conditions. [50] The median weekly income for union workers was $973 in 2014, compared with $763 for nonunion workers. [1]
In December, Costco workers in Norfolk, Virginia voted to unionize in what they said was a bid to improve working conditions at the wholesale retail chain. Costco’s surprising response to ...
by unions Percent change Represented by unions Total employed Right to Work; 1
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal and advocacy group, is laying off more than 60 employees, the union representing workers said Thursday. The Southern Poverty Law Center did not confirm the ...