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Canadian Labour Congress

Labour Leader to Urge Students to Combat Climate Change in the Workplace
14 Mar 2019

Labour Leader to Urge Students to Combat Climate Change in the Workplace

by acw_general1 | posted in: Events, Featured, Posts | 0

Before the Canadian unions became leaders in the struggle to slow climate change, Donald Lafleur, executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress, was training unionists about climate bargaining and green plans.

Canadian Labour Congress, David Langille, Donald Lafleur
Fate of 3,500 coal-power workers, and more, at stake with new ‘just transition’ task force
4 Apr 2018

Fate of 3,500 coal-power workers, and more, at stake with new ‘just transition’ task force

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The task force will lay out a path to help Canada transition to the new, job-rich low carbon economy.

Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate Change, Canadian Labour Congress, Catherine McKenna, Donald Trump, European Union, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Just Transition Task Force for Canadian Coal-Power Workers and Communities, York University
Environmental Racism: Adding African Canadians’ Voices to the Climate Change Debate
4 Oct 2017

Environmental Racism: Adding African Canadians’ Voices to the Climate Change Debate

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This project is designed to explore the impact of climate change upon racialized communities within Canada.

Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Carla Lipsig-Mummé, Chris Wilson, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Labour Education Center, Ontario Federation of Labour
ACW leads conference stream on climate change and labour
5 May 2017

ACW leads conference stream on climate change and labour

by acw_general1 | posted in: Events, International Policy, Posts, Working Group | 1

Lively and thought-provoking discussions and interventions on integrating climate change-related action into collective agreement clauses.

BC Insulators union, Béla Galgóczi, British Columbia Building Trades, Canada Post, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Canandian Union of Public Employees, Carla Lipsig-Mummé, Donald Lafleur, European Trade Union Institute, Friends of the Earth, Graham Petersen, Greener Jobs Alliance, Greenpeace, Humberside, Jenny Patient, John Calvert, Labour Network for Sustainability, Linda Clarke, Sheffield Climate Alliance, Sheffield Trade Union Council, South Yorkshire, United Steelworkers, University of Sheffield, York University
ACW Members Discuss Alberta Wildfire, Approve New Research Projects at Steering Committee Meeting
7 Jun 2016

ACW Members Discuss Alberta Wildfire, Approve New Research Projects at Steering Committee Meeting

by acw_general1 | posted in: Posts | 0

Members shared concern about the impact on the community, and sought ways that the project’s research might contribute to the rebuilding effort.

Canadian Labour Congress, Carla Lipsig-Mummé, Donald Lafleur, Green Jobs BC, International Labour Process Conference (ILPC), Marjorie Cohen, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), York University

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Featured Posts

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  • Webinar: What can Unions do to stop Environmental Racism July 6, 2020
  • The BC Insulator Union’s Campaign to Promote Climate Literacy in Construction (Salamander Report) May 25, 2020
  • Environmental Racism Workshop in Hamilton May 19, 2020
  • Le racisme environnemental et les droits de la personne/ Environmental Racism – A Human Rights Perspective November 4, 2019

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