- Bring employers, workers and government together at industry-wide bargaining tables<\/strong> to negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions.<\/em><\/li>
- Establish the National Labor Relations Act as the floor rather than the ceiling for laws governing worker organizing<\/strong>, allowing states and cities to empower workers to join together in a union beyond the limits of federal law.<\/em><\/li>
- Ensure that every public dollar is used to create good, union jobs<\/strong> and that every federal worker and contractor makes at least $15 an hour and has the opportunity to join a union.<\/em><\/li>
- Put good union jobs at the center of any major economic proposal<\/strong>, such as Healthcare for All or the Green New Deal.<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Just transition language:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Just Transition Center report<\/a>): At its heart just transition requires us to leave no one behind.<\/em>
– For coal and oil communities, community renewal with investment in new energy, new industries and new jobs is vital.
– For cities, investment in low and zero emissions transport, clean energy and circular economy are the way forward.
– For industry, switching to renewable energy must be supplemented with clean industrial processes.
– For workers, collective bargaining ensures that essential support is there for reskilling and redeployment.
– And, for governments and their leaders, just transition offers the opportunity to solve three key challenges at once: Climate change, growing inequality and social inclusion.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n - Establish the National Labor Relations Act as the floor rather than the ceiling for laws governing worker organizing<\/strong>, allowing states and cities to empower workers to join together in a union beyond the limits of federal law.<\/em><\/li>
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