New TUC video: plan for heatwaves, cut energy bills, & take climate action!

 

New TUC video: plan for heatwaves, cut energy bills, & take climate action!

Apr 29, 2023

The weather’s turning warmer – have you got a heatwave plan at work?  

The new TUC video and leaflet shows how union reps and activists can plan for heatwaves and cold snaps, save their workplace money on energy bills, and take climate action at work. 

Watch the video here.

• 2023 is predicted to beat heat records again – if workers struggled with hot temperatures last year where you work, this year will likely be worse. 
• Employers will be worried about the cost of keeping the workplace warm in the winter and cool in the summer – energy bills went up two- to three-fold last year and are expected to stay high.

You can protect workers from extreme heat, save energy and mobilise union members by taking climate action.

 

Read the guide here.

Did you try doing this and want to share your experience? Would you like some more support with future-proofing the building you work in? Email climate@tuc.org.uk. 

 

Anna Markova

Policy Officer

Industry and Climate TUC

LANCASTER MAYDAY

 

9th May, 19:00 - 20:30 We Make Tomorrow: The Crisis is Global, So Is Our Movement

 

As communities around the world face increasingly extreme weather events, our cost of living spirals out of control, with millions of workers on strike against pay cuts, appalling conditions, attacks on pensions, and factory closures. These issues are not only connected but are being driven by the same systems.

We invite you to join us on 9th May, 19:00 - 20:30 for We Make Tomorrow: The Crisis is Global, So Is Our Movement - an international online rally  bringing together union leaders and rank and file activists from France, Italy, Nigeria, New York, Taiwan and Ecuador to discuss how we can empower workers to tackle these issues.

Register Now: bit.ly/3n7qCUe

Warmest wishes,

Melina Dickson
Communications Coordinator
Climate Justice Coalition

SPEAKERS' CORNER: CLIMATE, COMMUNITY & COAL THURSDAY 18 MAY, 12 NOON Whitehaven

 

SPEAKERS' CORNER:  CLIMATE, COMMUNITY & COAL

THURSDAY 18 MAY, 12 NOON

 

Book this date now!!

 

Come and join us on Thursday 18 May, at 12 noon, for the first of our Speakers’ Corner events, which will explore the themes of climate, community and coal.

 

This is a chance to hear how plans for the proposed Whitehaven coal mine stack up with local and national goals to tackle the Climate Crisis, and the alternatives that exist. We’ll also explore the power of community campaigning to beat fossil fuel companies - and to secure a better future for communities like those in West Cumbria, who have been let down by the government.

 

On 18 May, our speakers will include:

·        MIKE BERNERS-LEE: author of ‘There is No Planet B’, Professor in the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University, and an expert on Sustainability and Carbon-Footprints

·        TINA ROTHERY: climate justice activist and anti-fracking campaigner

·        JILL PERRY: Cumberland Council Green Party councillor

·        ANNE HARRIS: Coal Action Network

·        JAMIE PETERS: Friends of the Earth

 

The talks will be followed by Q & A/ conversation; the chance to get a T-shirt with the ‘Coal Is Not The Goal!’ logo; and - weather permitting - a chance to walk the perimeter of the site and experience the beauty of the coastal path.

 

MEETING POINT: Outside the Marchon site, Whitehaven:  

Wilson Pit Road, near junction with High Road.

SatNav: CA28 9QT 54°31'25.6"N 3°35'35.6"W.

 

Google map pindrop:

https://goo.gl/maps/k5DNHPf9Azr4YoEXA

 

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This event is co-ordinated by North Lakes XR and Greenpeace activist Allan Todd - with support from West Cumbria and North Lakes Friends of the Earth, and Friends of the Earth.

 

Please visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/197924859760320/?ref=newsfeed

and indicate ‘Going’ if you plan to come along, so we have an idea of numbers.

 

AND...PLEASE SHARE WIDELY WITH YOUR NETWORKS!!

 

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Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority.

 

Every year more people are killed at work than in wars.

Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority.

International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) 28 April commemorates those workers.

It's a time for us to come together as a movement and as a community. To remember those who have lost their lives to work, and renew our commitment to fight for the living and make work safe.

We're getting in touch because there's an event happening in your area. Click on the map to find it and don't forget to RSVP!

Workplace deaths are preventable deaths. Trade unions will continue to fight for a future where no worker must risk their health or life while doing their job.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown beyond doubt that working people suffer at the hands of unscrupulous employers.

We must remember those we have lost and organise for safer, healthier work in their memory.

Can't make it to an event?

• Share the event map with your friends, family and colleagues.
• Take a look at the resources on the TUC website.
• Find out what your union is doing to commemorate International Workers Memorial Day.

In Solidarity,

Lois,

Megaphone UK

Our Power: A Just Transition for Offshore workers, online meeting, 19 April at 13.00

 

Our Power: A Just Transition for Offshore workers, online meeting, 19 April at 13.00

GJA is pleased to host an open meeting on 19th April at 13.00 to present and discuss the important Our Power report on a just transition for Offshore workers, produced by Friends of the Earth Scotland and Platform London.

The report sets out a framework for a Just Transition that not only gives workers social, economic and environmental justice along with job security, but a say in what their future will look like, putting workers front and centre of a climate transition. As such, it is a model for workers in other industries to follow.

Co-author Rosemary Harris from Platform will be presenting the report and there will be plenty of time for discussion and debate. The meeting is online via Zoom, contact Tahirlatif51@icloud.com to register and receive the link for the meeting.

Newsletter 47 now up Newsletters | Greener Jobs Alliance

 Newsletter 47 now up Newsletters | Greener Jobs Alliance

lIncludesEditorial: Meet the New Plan - Same as the Old Plan

Events: OUR POWER Report GJA Supporters Meeting. XR Big One Demo Events. Climate Justice Coalition Trade Union Conference. Alliance for Finance meeting. NEU Conference Result.
Transport. TUC report launch - Public transport fit for the climate emergency. Climate Perks. Gigafactories Update. Battery Recycling

GREENER JOBS ALLIANCE AGM 2023 The Climate Crisis is a Class Issue. Making the case for a National Climate Service. Worker-led Transition Project Officers. Carbon Budget Shortfall

Green Bites: Costing the Earth. Building Cathedrals. Stats and graphs of the month.

New on the Blog.Quote of the MonthA prime minister who, in the middle of an accelerating climate crisis, is happy to have the electricity grid upgraded to heat his new swimming pool

 is one who may defend the interests of fellow members of the 1% by any means necessary. The catastrophic carbon footprints of the super-rich ought to be one of the issues of our age. But Sunak seems more interested in sending climate activists to jail

.Andy Beckett (Guardian

) ...now read on.

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