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EcoUnionist News #107
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, June 7, 2016
The following news items feature issues, discussions, campaigns, or information potentially relevant to green unionists:
Lead Stories:
- Climate Is Poised To Be A Divisive Issue For This Group Of Voters - By Samantha Page, Think Progress, June 3, 2016; [related]: Actually, the Labor-Green Alliance Has Never Been Stronger - By Zoë Carpenter, The Nation, May 24, 2016
- Media Blackout As France Witnesses Biggest Revolution In 200 Years - By Sean Adl-Tabatabai, YourNewsWire.Com, June 2, 2016; [related]: French workers answer back with strikes - By Elizabeth Schulte, Socialist Worker, June 1, 2016; [and]: Riots escalate across France as government refuses to reconsider labour law reform - By Alex Wheeler, International Business Times, May 27, 2016; [and finally]: Belgian Trade Unions Prepare for General Strike against “Labour Reforms” Proposed by the Federal Government - By guest, Revolution News, June 6, 2016
- What I Learned From the Mining Community That Produced My Engagement Ring - By Nicki Lisa Cole, Truthout, June 1, 2016
- Why There Could Be More Blasts Like 2015 ExxonMobil Torrance Oil Refinery Explosion, Putting Millions At Risk - By Larry Buhl, DeSmog Blog, June 1, 2016
Ongoing Mobilizations:
- Convergence In Support of Eco-Prisoners & Against Toxic Prisons - June 11-13, 2016
- Flush the TPP - Ongoing through 2016 | #FlushtheTPP
- March for a Clean Energy Revolution - July 24, 2016, Philadelphia | #CleanEnergyMarch
- TWAC Cascadia 2016 - August 8th-15th 2016
The Thin Green Line:
- Another Oil-By-Rail Fire Near Portland - By Roy L Hales, The ECOReport, June 3, 2016; [for more information] Join 1267 Watch!
Just Transition:
- As Coal Fades, What’s Next for Thousands of Miners? - By Reid Frazier, The Allegheny Front, June 3, 2016
- U.S. Solar Jobs Exceed Oil And Gas For First Time In 2015 - By Thomas R. Burton and Mintz Levin, Breaking Energy, June 2, 2016; [related]: There are more jobs in renewable energy than in oil, gas, and coal combined - By Heather Smith, Grist, May 31, 2016; [and ]: Renewable Energy Jobs Keep Growing While Fossil Fuel Jobs Keep Shrinking - By Mike Gaworecki, DeSmog Blog, May 27, 2016
- Group Aims for NY to Be Climate Leader with Nation’s Strongest Clean, Renewable Energy Bill - By staff, Environmental Advocates of New York, June 1, 2016
- Led By Solar And Wind, Renewable Energy Grew Like Never Before Last Year - By Alejandro Davila Fragoso, Think Progress, June 1, 2016; [related]: A Record Year for Renewables - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, June 1, 2016; [and]: Wind and solar drive rise in renewable generation as costs fall - By Sophie Vorrath, REnew Economy, May 31, 2016
- New York Assembly Approves Climate Bill That Would Cut Emissions to Zero - By Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, June 1, 2016
- Organizing to put the Leap Manifesto to work - Bianca Mugyenyi and Martin Lukacs interviewed by Scott Neigh, Talking Radical Radio, June 1, 2016; [related]: Leap Manifesto [You Tube Video] - By Avi Lewis, The Murphy Institute, May 31, 2016
- TVUH talks our energy, environment and employment future with Iron & Earth - Lliam Hildebrand interviewed by Canadian Glen, Blog Talk Radio, May 31, 2016
Bread and Roses:
- UAWC Statement on World Environment Day - By Union of Agricultural Work Committees, La Via Campesina, June 6, 2016
- MST-Goiás statement on the policy of harassment against fighters for agrarian reform - By MST-Goiás, La Via Campesina, June 3, 2016
- Three Bible quotes later, no extra overtime pay for farmworkers - By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee, June 2, 2016; [related]: Assembly kills bill to give California farmworkers overtime pay - By John Myers, Los Angeles Times, June 2, 2016
- BAFLF: Government must be prepared for the post subsidy era - By Abdul Mazid and Golam Sorowor, La Via Campesina, June 1, 2016
- CAP 2020: More deregulation will not solve the problems - By Geneviève Savigny, et. al., La Via Campesina, June 1, 2016
- Declaration against the criminalisation, persecution and judicialization of the struggle for the defence of life, rights, land, water, seeds and mother earth - By various, La Via Campesina, June 1, 2016
- Farmworkers March across New York State for the Right to Organize - By Sonia Singh, Labor Notes, June 1, 2016
- Dow-DuPont Merger Will Cripple Farmers and Food Sovereignty, Groups Warn - By Nika Knight, Common Dreams, May 31, 2016; [related]: Logan: Enough is Enough on Big Mergers - By Ron Sylvester, Ohio Farmers Union, May 31, 2016
- National boycott takes center stage at Wendy’s annual shareholder meeting! - By staff, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, May 31, 2016
- Boycott berries? A third generation Sakuma Brothers worker weighs in - By Elizabeth Alvarado, The Seattle Globalist, May 30, 2016; [related]: Renewed Concern Over Labor Dispute at Washington Farm - By Kerstin Lindgren and Anna Canning, Fair World Project, May 26, 2016
- From Albrecht to Monsanto: A System Not Run for the Public Good Can Never Serve the Public Good - By Colin Todhunter, Counterpunch, May 30, 2016
- Joint Statement: 3rd OEIWG session on UN declaration on rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas - By various, La Via Campesina, May 30, 2016
An Injury to One is an Injury to All:
- “Ramu NiCo to reopen after investigations” – or will it…? - By Jeffrey Elapa, Post Courier, June 6, 2016; [related]: Fiji: Probe over mine death continues - By Serafina Silaitoga, The Fiji Times, June 3, 2016
- Workers with silicosis win legal victory in South Africa - By Richard, London Mining Network, June 5, 2016
- Toxic Curve Ball: Why Outdated Assumptions to Determine “Safe Levels” of Toxicants Forfeit the Game - By Kristine Mattis, Counterpunch, June 3, 2016
- Williams Companies Failed To Protect Employees in Plymouth LNG Explosion - By Tarika Powell, Sightline Institute, June 3, 2016
- Open season on harassing fisheries observers - By Kirsten Stade, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, June 2, 2016; [related]: Attacks against federal range and forest workers on rise - By Kirsten Stade, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, May 31, 2016
- A new EU Roadmap on carcinogens - By Jukka Takala, European Trade Union Institute, May 31, 2016
Whistleblowers:
- Canaveral Seashore screw-up parade marches on - By Kirsten Stade, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, June 6, 2016
Wobbles:
- Multiple Lockdowns Prevent Pipeline Construction in Two Vermont Counties - By Rising Tide Vermont, Earth First! Newswire, June 6, 2016
- Call Out: Month for the Earth and Against Capital, June 5 – July 5 - Translated by Scott Campbell, It's Going Down, June 4, 2016
- Nine fun ways to revolt against oppressive governments - By Sarah Beuhler, Rabble.Ca, June 1, 2016
- Aquatic ‘First Responders’ Form Mosquito Fleet To Halt Climate Change & Shell Oil - By Kit O'Connell, Mint News Press, May 31, 2016; [related]: Pushing back the polluters in Washington - By Brian Huseby, Socialist Worker, May 31, 2016
- France's Nuit Debout Movement's White, Middle-Class Problem - By Marion Deschamps, TeleSUR, May 26, 2016
Other News:
- In Defense of Ecological Marxism: John Bellamy Foster responds to a critic - By Ian Angus, Climate and Capitalism, June 6, 2016
- This U.S. City Is a Sustainable Utopia—Here's What They Have Accomplished & Where They Are Headed - By Brian Holland & Juan Wei, Alternet, June 2, 2016
- Video: Ian Angus introduces ‘Facing the Anthropocene’ - By Green Left TV, Climate and Capitalism, May 30, 2016
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