Len McCluskey, the leader of the Unite union, supported the vote for a third runway at Heathrow Airport and called for Labour MPs to vote with the Tories and DUP. GARETH DALE argues this was a set back for trade unionists the world over
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The Labour party conference adopted the most radical climate policy of any in a G20 economy - but there will be battles ahead: with the leadership, and with union bosses.
… battles ahead: with the leadership, and with union bosses. The Green New Deal policy passed … by 2030”, guaranteeing “an increase in good unionised jobs” and ensuring that the cost is … Big Six [electricity generating companies]”. Union The resolution ( text here ) was passed …
More than half of UK oil workers would switch to work on renewable energy if given the opportunity to retrain, new survey shows.
… survey blasts a hole in the argument by trade union leaders that every last drop of oil must … Just Transition Commission, including trade union chiefs, that recently ran a … misused by politicians, was coined by trade union militants in the 1990s to define the …
Kazakhstan ten years after the Zhanaozen massacre: oil workers’ fight to organise goes on.
… Kazakhstan Industrial Action 800px-mangystau_union_square_protest_2011-12-18.jpg Kazakhstan … human rights organisations and trades unionists are demanding an international … and the right to organise independent trade unions, at Ozenmunaigaz, a production …
The third in a three-part interview on capitalism and climate breakdown from Political Economy for the End Times.
… any other motion. It was backed by the trade unions, such as the fire brigade union and the communication workers union. It was a radical motion, targeting 2030 …
Leeds Trades Union Council leads national demand for large-scale investment to insulate homes.
… Zero Carbon Homes Insulation Leeds Trades Union Council leads national demand for … investment to insulate homes. Leeds Trades Union Council has issued a call for … local authorities, and a focus for trade unions and community campaigners. “There can …
Oil workers stage biggest industrial action since the general strike of 1978-79 that helped toppled the Shah’s regime.
… who takes over as president next month. Unions The Iranian oil industry is dominated … recognition of the right to form independent unions, according to other reports. Shifts The … the strike: "Many statements by different unions and precarious workers, womens’ …
A plan to pipe hydrogen, instead of natural gas, into millions of UK homes is being pushed hard by the fossil fuel industry.
… work like fridges in reverse. Leeds Trades Union Council (TUC) last month launched a … campaigners against fuel poverty, trades unionists fighting building industry cuts, and … one of its few ideological principles. Trade union That was what motivated its no-strategy …
A just transition to a low carbon economy should involve oil companies paying more tax and energy workers having more say.
… all politically relevant right now, as trade unionists and environmentalists seek ways to … on one hand and political, academic, trade union, green and “left” circles on the other. … by the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union – also showed that North Sea workers …
The exploitation of labour, and the ravaging of nature, is an essential element in shaping the rich world’s economies.
… Imagine, if you will, a British trade union branch that votes to oppose expansion of … companies but also to workers and their trade unions, who perceive restructuring as a … of living” were discernible in the Soviet Union not long after the revolution. Second, …
Climate breakdown is driven by industrial production, production by machines controlled by people. But can those very people demand a new, low carbon production?
… outer space." Given the persistence in trade union hierarchies and even among leftist … USA and technocratic trends in the union. He also discusses the German communist … of workers’ councils into conformist trade union structures. From these sombre …
Liz Truss's decision to overturn the fracking ban in the UK is reigniting grassroots resistance.
… of some fracking companies soaring, notably Union Jack Oil. Its very name is setting Tory … began), relates Clara Paillard of the PCS union and Frack Free Lancashire , is that “now the biggest union, UNITE, has an anti-fracking policy. …
Social movements need to mobilise now and unite people hammered by rising energy bills with protesters who fear climate breakdown.
… do. Light Linking climate protest with trade union action for a “just transition”. A good starting-point is the Leeds Trades Union Council’s campaign for retrofit and heat … a social movement, the Labour party and trade union leaders could obstruct climate action …
The second in a three-part interview on capitalism and climate breakdown from Political Economy for the End Times.
… To bring up a famous example from the Soviet Union, Lenin claimed that communism was … around the world. And there would be strong unions in the perspective of some de-growthers … at least. Why? Because for them, strong unions are crucial for making the gains in …
Low carbon? Hydrogen greenhouse emissions globally are more than twice that of the entire UK economy.
… oil companies say they are investing in it; union leaders say it will create jobs. See … that’s needed with electric pumps, as trade unionists in Leeds propose ? Unless such …
Breathe by Sadiq Khan offers a glimpse into the London Mayor's 'internal struggle between action on climate and corporate interests'.
… at a meeting with South East Regional Trades Union Congress delegates in October 2017, “the … regional conference, and dozens of trade union bodies, community and environmental …
'For the rich, much much less, while for the billions who lack the basics: more good food, better housing, abundant clean water...'
… presented by middle-class strata (e.g. trade union officials) and elites (e.g. … ? By and large, they will join campaigns for unionised ‘ green jobs ,’ but what ‘just … engagement. One is the commitment to powerful unions, seen—rightly—as vital allies in the …
Fossil fuel dependency is driving up the cost of living.
… do. • Linking climate protest with trade union action for a just transition. A good starting point is the Leeds Trades Union Council’s campaign for retrofit and heat …
Local, community-led testing and contact tracing must be built into an enhanced public health protection system.
… and their press on one side, and teaching unions and millions of parents on the other. … and no attempt to consult health workers’ unions. The NHS’s 44 labs remained underused. …