CBTU calls upon Unions to take and implement anti-racist pandemic recovery plans in this moving and militant Labour Day message in Our Times Magazine. Yolanda K. McClean vows, “We will keep walking along the long road to Justice. We will not rest, … Continued
Webinar: What can Unions do to stop Environmental Racism
What Can Unions Do to Stop Environmental Racism? ACW, CBTU, and ACLA are hosting a webinar and inviting union and community activists to take action against environmental racism. In this moment of tremendous social change unions are asking themselves: how … Continued
The BC Insulator Union’s Campaign to Promote Climate Literacy in Construction (Salamander Report)
The role of the labour movement in contributing to Canada’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy use has not been the subject of scholarly attention in much of the climate change literature in recent years. Unions have … Continued
Environmental Racism Workshop in Hamilton
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists partnered with the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion Leadership Program to deliver “Unionism 101: Let’s Talk About Unions” to young civic leaders engaged in social justice activism on campuses and workplaces. The discussion explored … Continued
Le racisme environnemental et les droits de la personne/ Environmental Racism – A Human Rights Perspective
Les membres du Comité des droits de la personne du Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses unis de l’alimentation et du commerce (TUAC) d’un bout à l’autre du pays se sont réunis pour participer à l’atelier Green is not White Environmental Racism. Human Rights Committee members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) came together from across Canada to engage in the Green Is Not White Environmental Racism workshop.
It takes a community to build Racial Justice
How can we stop environmental racism within our workplaces, Unions and communities?
Who is included in a Just Transition?
New report finds that although coal workers are at greatest direct risk of job losses, many other workers in those communities are also threatened.
United to stop environmental racism
Over 150 Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) delegates came together to expose the disproportionate impact of climate change upon racialized and Indigenous communities.
Our Times magazine’s union exchange on “Green is not white”
How to get more people involved in environmental justice work? Change the face of it.
Heating Up, Backing Down: Evaluating recent climate policy progress in Canada
Canadian governments have been unwilling to introduce supply-side energy policies designed to restrict the production of fossil fuels.