Climate jobs and global solidarity: workers mobilising against climate breakdown

Trades Union Congress 2020 Fringe event

While countries grapple with public health and economic crises, the climate crisis still continues. We have seen governments suddenly find the financial and political resources to bail out sectors of the economy. We have seen public demand for a 'green recovery' - a transformation that can tackle unemployment, inequality, and leave a liveable planet for future generations. But our politicians are focused on bailouts for polluters and crony capitalism. As the UK is placed centre stage in the run up to the crucial UN climate summit in November 2021, UK trade unions need to mobilise for real climate leadership, demanding investment in climate jobs and a low-carbon economy that centres social justice.

Jane Loftus, President, CWU
Dorothy Guerrero, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Global Justice Now
Stuart Graham, SWS Vice Convener for Unison Glasgow City
Charlotte Lastoweckyi, UK Student Climate Network 
Chair: Suzanne Jeffery, Campaign against Climate Change trade union group

 

Date: 
Monday, September 14, 2020 - 16:30 to 17:30
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