This podcast episode explores the critical intersection of climate justice and labour unions. The discussion highlights how the climate emergency is not just an environmental issue but a profound health and safety concern for everyone, impacting all of us, irrespective of our backgrounds or workplaces. The episode explores the role of labor unions in advocating for climate justice, emphasizing the importance of collective action. Furthermore, the podcast offers insights into practical steps that individuals, communities, and organizations can take to combat climate change while ensuring equitable outcomes for all. We hope to inspire listeners that it’s not too late to create a more sustainable and just future for all. Content warning: there is mention of death, disaster, and sexual assault.
Show Notes
Climate Emergency Unit - Good Green Jobs for All campaign
https://www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/win
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Ontario - Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/CBTUCanada
CP24 (September 22, 2023) - 'It was a mistake:' Ford reversing government's decision to open Greenbelt
CUPE (July 2018) - Bargaining language for a greener workplace
https://cupe.ca/bargaining-language-greener-workplace
CUPE - Water is life campaign
CUPE - Wildsmoke
https://cupe.ca/wildfire-smoke
CUPE Ontario - Connecting air quality, health and safety at work, and the climate emergency
A joint statement from CUPE Ontario’s Climate Justice and Health and Safety committees
CUPE Ontario Climate Justice Committee - CUPE Ontario’s Climate Justice Toolkit
CUPE Ontario - Health and Safety Forum
https://cupe.on.ca/event/health-and-safety-forum-oct-1st/?instance_id=1606
David Suzuski Foundation - Top 10 things you can do about climate change
https://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/top-10-ways-can-stop-climate-change/
Fridays for Future Toronto - Global March to End Fossil Fuels Toronto
https://www.fridaysforfutureto.org/global-march-to-end-fossil-fuels-toronto
Global News (September 21, 2023) - A chronology of key events following Ontario’s decision to develop Greenbelt lands
https://globalnews.ca/news/9932393/greenbelt-land-swap-key-events-timeline
On20Ottawa
Power Up Day of Action https://globalpowerup.org
SIERRA Magazine (September 18, 2023) - Tens of Thousands of Marchers Fill New York City Streets to Demand an End to Fossil Fuel Extraction
The Canadian Climate Institute - Centring Social Justice is Sound Climate Policy
https://climateinstitute.ca/centring-social-justice-is-sound-climate-policy/
United Nations (June 27, 2022) - Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: Bachelet