Todd Vachon - Clean Air and Good Jobs Book Presentation - October 10, 3:30-4:30pmMDT

[Stevis,Dimitris]

Colleagues:

 

The Center for Environmental Justice at Colorado State University is sponsoring a Book Launch Event celebrating the publication of 

Clean Air and Good Jobs-U.S. Labor and the Struggle for Climate Justice by Todd E. Vachon

 

Date: October 10, 2023 3:30-4:30pm Mountain Time

Webinar RSVP link: https://col.st/2HHay

 

7 copies of the book will be given away to lucky registrants!

The labor–climate movement in the U.S. laid the groundwork for the Green New Deal by building a base within labor for supporting climate protection as a vehicle for good jobs. But as we confront the climate crisis and seek environmental justice, a “jobs vs. environment” discourse often pits workers against climate activists. How can we make a “just transition” moving away from fossil fuels, while also compensating for the human cost when jobs are lost or displaced?

In his timely book, Clean Air and Good Jobs, Todd Vachon examines the labor–climate movement and demonstrates what can be envisioned and accomplished when climate justice is on labor’s agenda and unions work together with other social movements to formulate bold solutions to the climate crisis. Vachon profiles the workers and union leaders who have been waging a slow, but steadily growing revolution within their unions to make labor as a whole an active and progressive champion for both workers and the environment.

Clean Air and Good Jobs examines the “movement within the movement” offering useful solutions to the dual crises of climate and inequality.

 

Please share with others and join us.

 

Dimitris

 

 

PS apologies of receiving this twice.  

 

 

Dimitris Stevis
Professor
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Colorado State University
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