Clean Air and Good Jobs: U.S. Labor and the Struggle for Climate Justice Tapa blanda - 2023

Temple University Press, 2023. Soft cover. Good/No jacket. Book is slight.ly shelf worn and rubbed. Spine is slightly cocked, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.

ML – Temple University Press, 2023. Paperback. New. 302 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. <p> 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?<br /><br /> In his timely book, <i>Clean Air and Good Jobs, </i>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… Leer más

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