Free and active unions have a vital part to play in the just transition to a zero-carbon future. The anti-union and anti-strike legislation designed to suppress union activity is a direct obstacle to a greener world. Earth Strike UK: Empower the Unions is a new initiative by Earth Strike UK, supported by Free Our Unions. Empower theContinue reading “Earth Strike UK: Empower the Unions – online rally, 2pm, Sunday 27 June”
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Striking for the climate? Free Our Unions public meeting, Tuesday 13 April, 6:30pm
TUESDAY 13 APRIL, 6:30PMLOG IN VIA ZOOM HERE. Facebook event here. Our window to stop and reverse worsening climate catastrophe is narrowing. To defeat climate change, we need to radical action from governments, and, ultimately, a change in how our economies are organised. To achieve that, workers need to take action. But in the UK,Continue reading “Striking for the climate? Free Our Unions public meeting, Tuesday 13 April, 6:30pm”
“Workers need the right to strike for climate justice”
Pubblished 9th September 2019. This is a joint statement between the UK Student Climate Network and the Free Our Unions campaign. If your organisation would like to support the statement, get in touch: email freeourunions@gmail.com AND unionoutreach.ukscn@gmail.com
The fight against climate catastrophe needs free trade unions
This article, by Daniel Randall, was originally published by Workers’ Liberty on 5th July 2019. Find it here. The call for a general strike against climate change, now gaining traction across much of the climate movement and taken up by prominent figures such as Greta Thurnberg, has a meaningful latent power. School climate strikers are callingContinue reading “The fight against climate catastrophe needs free trade unions”
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