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:: Friday, January 23, 2004 ::
Bridging the Labor-Environment Gap By Adam Werbach, In These Times
Although labor and environmental groups have partnered in the past to enact critical legislation—support by the Steelworkers was crucial to passage of the Clean Air Act of 1970, for instance—a portion of the blame for Republicans’ success nonetheless falls on the movements themselves.
“Trade unionists get so concerned with protecting jobs that are right there that they don’t look at how many jobs get created by cleaning up and preventing polluting activity,” says Al Zack, veteran leader of the United Food and Commercial Workers.------------------------------------------- posted 6:59 AM :: reference link ::
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