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On 5 October ITF unions across the world took part in the 5 reasons, 5 photos challenge, by talking to at least 5 passengers each in railway and bus stations, airports or taxi ranks around the world. This was part… Continue Reading →
Over 30 ITF unions have signed up to take action on 5 October, where they will be taking to the streets to talk with passengers about how using and investing in public transport can cut emissio...
Asbjørn Wahl, chair of the ITF working group on climate change spoke at the Trade Union Climate Summit in Paris this week (14-15 September) Read the speech, share and comment! “It is a pleasure and an honour for me to… Continue Reading →
هذا هو السبب، بوصفنا نقابات في الـITF نقوم بتنظيم وسائل النقل العام، ندعوك الى رفع مستوى الوعي مع العمال و الركاب حول تغير المناخ و أهمية وجود مواصلات عامة جيدة.
Solicitamos su apoyo y les animamos a desarrollar acciones para que los/as trabajadores/as y los pasajeros adquieran conciencia sobre la importancia de tener un buen transporte público.
Nous vous appelons à sensibiliser les travailleurs et les passagers à la question du changement climatique et à l’importance d’avoir des transports publics de qualité.
We’re calling on ITF unions to raise awareness with unions, workers and passengers about climate change and the importance of having good public transport.
The trade union climate summit in New York brought together unions and close allies to find ways to help better connect the rising climate movement with the growing global struggle against austerity and inequality. Unions have been playing an important role in both movements, but in most instances fighting for climate protection and building opposition to austerity, low pay and precarious work remain separate struggles. But the potential for building a new and transformational climate and class movement appears to be growing.
Writing in the Equal Times, Sharan Burrow (ITUC) and Kumi Naidoo (Greenpeace) argue that only by building broad alliances can we tackle climate change.
More than fifty transport workers from Argentina participated in the climate justice seminar for transport workers, which was organized by UPSA, in Buenos Aires. Workers gathered together to discuss issues of air quality, pollution, CO2 emissions, climate justice, energy democracy, the transport sector’s role in climate change and how unions can respond to these problems.
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