Webinar: UAW Strike & Building Worker Power in Just Transition

Hi all,

We hope you’ll join us for an exciting discussion on Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT, with two organizers who helped lead last year’s impressive United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against the Big 3 auto companies. During the webinar — “The UAW Strike and Building Worker Power for a Just Transition” – we’ll discuss how the fight for worker justice is key to building a just, renewable and livable future for all.

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The climate emergency demands urgent action. Last year was the hottest on record: proof that the United States must abandon fossil fuels once and for all. But the pursuit of a fast transition to a clean future can’t come at the expense of communities who’ve been most burdened by the extractive fossil fuel economy. Just as Black, Brown, Indigenous and low-wealth communities are disproportionately harmed by fossil fuels, workers are facing injustice at the hands of profit-oriented, polluting corporations taking advantage of the rapid growth of electric vehicle manufacturing.

By putting profits first, CEOs and the auto industry are leaving working people behind.

That was on full display in September when the United Auto Workers, aka UAW, took on the Big Three auto companies — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. In what became a notable confluence for both the labor and climate justice movements, collective worker action and solidarity from climate and other groups helped turn the tide against an unjust transition from fossil fuels to EVs. Bold strike tactics brought industry to the table and delivered contracts with higher wages, union job security, and many other critical provisions for the millions of workers on the frontlines of the transition from fossil fuels.

We’re excited to have two amazing presenters: Tim Thomas, assistant director of the UAW National Political Community Action Program, and Sydney Ghazarian, organizer at the Labor Network for Sustainability. This event is organized by the Climate Reality Check (CRC), comprised of myself and Ted Glick with Beyond Extreme Energy and author of the book Burglar for Peace.

 

Gaby Sarri-Tobar
(she/ her/ ella)
Campaigner, Energy Justice Program
Center for Biological Diversity
1411 K Street. NW, Suite 1300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Work: (202) 594-7271
Cell: (240) 462-5461
Twitter: @GabySarriTobar