Campaign against Climate Change trade union group

Online meeting Tuesday 21 October 7pm Why the climate crisis is an international working class issue: building global solidarity Trade union year of climate action Hear from international speakers ahead of COP30

Very excited about this on 21 October!
Why the climate crisis is an international working class issue: building global solidarity
Speakers inc:
Sabrina Fernandes, Brazilian political economist and ecosocialist
Suraya Jawoodeen, Africa Coordinator, TUED

Sign up: actionnetwork.org/events/clima...

“The cost of the climate crisis is borne by workers, and you’re seeing it right before your very eyes.”

Swastika Arulingam from the United Federation of Labour Sri Lanka speaking at our conference: ‘Reclaiming Power: Organising for Just, Equitable and Ecological Transitions’.

Looking forward to this tomorrow, do join us!

Taking our banner for a trade union year of climate action to the Make Them Pay march today.
cacctu.org.uk/year_of_clim...

✊ Tax the super-rich
✊ Protect workers not billionaires
✊ Make polluters pay
@makethempay.bsky.social

Launching the year of trade union climate action: mobilising for 14/15 November In 2024, the TUC voted to back a Trade Union Year of Climate Action, engaging with community and climate justice groups, to start this autumn and now supported by many national trade unions. This Nove...

On Wednesday 24th Sept, 7pm, join trade unionists and climate activists to hear what's planned for a global mobilisation on 15th November during COP30 and a workplace day of action on 14th November - and more to come in a year of trade union climate action.

Transition on Our Terms - Platform What Oil and Gas Workers are Demanding from Governments and Industry

Scotland's oil and gas workers feel insecure and unsupported.
They don't need soundbites, they need a workers transition to renewable energy: investment in ports and wind manufacturing, fully funded training, improved conditions, trade union rights, job guarantees, and increased public ownership.

It's not just Trump, it's the whole system.

We must take the fight to all who profit as they fuel inequality, war, genocide and climate breakdown. March with us on Saturday to Make Them Pay.

12pm, 20 Sept. Portland Place, London.

Trade union action – a vital part of the global climate struggle As the debate on an important climate motion at TUC Congress approaches, Sam Mason writes on why climate action is essential for the trade union movement.

This written by @sam-66.bsky.social before TUC is still relevant.

Dave and Richard with ucu London region banner

Banners assembled

Trade union bloc is on the go in the march against racism

The Trump-aligned climate skeptics advising Britain’s Nigel Farage The U.K. boss of the Heartland Institute said she had been influencing Reform UK “at the highest level.”

Climate science denier Lois Perry of the Trump-aligned Heartland Institute says how glad she is to influence Reform UK (and that electric cars are a Neo-Marxist plot to take away our freedom).

Resources to challenge Reform's myths on climate and energy:
www.campaigncc.org/reform_uk

We do agree with Unite that a fully funded workers' plan for jobs is an essential part of a rapid transition from fossil fuels.
But it is disappointing that they pushed through an amendment to Motion 75 implying that delaying climate action may be a viable option - it clearly is not.

Help build a trade union year of climate action In 2024, the TUC voted to back a Year of Trade Union Climate Action, engaging with community and climate justice groups - now reiterated in Motion 75 passed this year. It will kick off this autumn, wi...

It's great to have TUC recommitting to supporting a year of trade union climate action and days of action on 14/15 November during COP30.

Thanks to @bfawu.bsky.social for bringing Motion 75, seconded by @fbunational.bsky.social

Find out here how to get involved:

🗓️ This September, we're taking to the streets of London to make our voice heard!

📣 Starmer, it's time to tax the super-rich.
Join us and organisations from across the UK as we demand a fairer future for workers and communities.

Sign up 👉 makethempay.org.uk

@makethempay.bsky.social #MakeThemPay

@sarahwoolley1.bsky.social forgot to tag you!

Billionaires, polluters, oligarchs. It’s time we Make Them Pay.

We’re bringing our movements together for the National Demonstration on 20 September.

Join us, James Meadway (@macrodosepod.bsky.social) and Rebecca Gowland (@patmillsuk.bsky.social) for an online rally at 6pm on 10th September.

Sarah Woolley, BFAWU Gen Sec speaking, and next to her, Liz Wheatley, Unison, Tahir Latif, Greener Jobs Alliance, Miranda Irwin, Heat Strike, Sarah Kipatrick, NEU President. Banner on table: The Climate Crisis is a Working Class Issue. Trade Union Year of Climate Action 2025-2026

Really great to have an inspiring panel of speakers at our TUC fringe meeting yesterday on the year of trade union climate action: Sarah Woolley, Liz Wheatley, Miranda Irwin, Sarah Kilpatrick and our own Suzanne Jeffrey. Not forgetting Tahir Latif chairing on behalf of @gjalliance.bsky.social!

RMT picket line photo taken in the early morning outside a closed tube station.

RMT picket line photo taken in the early morning outside a closed tube station.

RMT picket line photo outside a closed tube station.

RMT picket line photo of the RMT members in front of a branch banner.

#tubestrike picket line photos
📸 Elephant and Castle, Queens Park and Oxford Circus.

TUC fringe meeting Sun 7th Sept 6.30pm The climate crisis is a working class issue - building a year of trade union climate action Sarah Woolley, Gen Sec, BFAWU Sarah Kilpatrick, President, NEU Liz Wheatley, Unison Suzanne Jeffery, CACCTU Miranda Irwin, Heat Strike Chair, Tahir Latif, Greener Jobs Alliance Meeting room 1C Brighton Centre

This evening, 6.30pm - fringe meeting for TUC delegates "The climate crisis is a working class issue - building a year of trade union climate action"

Come and discuss how to put the trade union movement at the forefront of action to tackle the climate crisis!

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Labour says there’s no money left for workers.

But somehow there’s always money for war.

Trade unions are coming together, with one simple demand: wages not weapons.

Looking forward to Workers Planet tomorrow in Brighton. Here's a plug for our workshop!
workersplanet.org

Standing up against Reform UK's climate denial The urgency of the climate crisis can now be in no doubt, with the science established over decades. But at a time where headlines demonstrating the impact of climate breakdown appear almost daily - h...

New info page myth-busting Reform UK's climate denial - and more importantly flyers available to take those messages into communities around the country.

Climate Deniers to Converge on Reform Conference Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is hosting a number of radical anti-climate groups at its conference this weekend, DeSmog can report. They include the Heartland Institute, a group close to Donald Trump’s adm...

Well this is all deeply disturbing.
By the way, we've just got some new flyers out to help counter some of the myths Reform are putting out about climate and net zero - give us a shout if you'd like some!
www.campaigncc.org/reform_uk

TUC fringe meeting Sun 7th Sept 6.30pm The climate crisis is a working class issue - building a year of trade union climate action Sarah Woolley, Gen Sec, BFAWU Sarah Kilpatrick, President, NEU Liz Wheatley, Unison Suzanne Jeffery, CACCTU Miranda Irwin, Heat Strike Chair, Tahir Latif, Greener Jobs Alliance Meeting room 1C Brighton Centre

This Sunday - TUC delegates invited to join us at our fringe meeting in Brighton. "The climate crisis is a working class issue - building a year of trade union climate action"

Come and discuss how to put the trade union movement at the forefront of action to tackle the climate crisis!

Trade unionists and campaigners come together to tackle rise of the far right and climate crisis The Workers Planet event in Brighton during TUC Congress, a one day festival of class politics, climate justice, and radical solidarity.

This Sunday, we'll be there!
Get your ticket: workersplanet.org

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans working class is... Hurricane Katrina, as severe as it was, was not primarily a natural disaster but a brutal, man-made disaster facilitated by the capitalist system. #HurricaneKatrina #louisiana #NewOrleans

Today marks 20 years on from Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans' working class is still fighting for justice.

Without lightweight wildfire PPE, firefighters face an increased risk of heatstroke, burns and exhaustion.

Last week, firefighters from five services were sent to tackle the Holt Heath blaze without proper PPE.

We need urgent investment so firefighters are equipped to tackle the climate emergency.

Workers Planet 7th Sept Brighton 15.00-16.30 Workshop: Building a year of trade union climate action. Venue: Community Base

We're joining the Workers Planet festival on Sunday 7th September in Brighton, running a workshop on a year of trade union climate action.
Find out more and get tickets: workersplanet.org

Tuesday briefing: How ‘climateflation’ is pushing food prices ever higher – and changing how we eat In today’s newsletter: Extreme heat, droughts and floods are proving disastrous for farmers on the frontline of climate change, and consumers in the supermarket, too

'Climateflation' driving food prices up.