'The effects of climate disaster are already here: cyclones, tsunamis, wildfires, toxic air, disappearing islands. These increasingly common events have had a disproportionate effect on poor people.'
The framework is there, should we choose to use it. By funneling resources to local union affiliates in coal- and oil-producing areas like Appalachia, Texas, North Dakota, Alaska, and New Mexico, and engaging with frontline communities, the AFL-CIO could get ahead of whatever’s coming next — whether that’s the passage of the Green New Deal, or, perhaps more likely, the continuing death of the coal industry.
The BlueGreen Alliance, a group of labor unions and environmental organizations, advocate for “clean jobs, clean infrastructure, and fair trade” via research, public policy, advocacy campaigns, and education.
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