| Clean Air and Good Jobs : U. S. Labor and the Struggle for Climate Justice 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? Clean Air and Good Jobs examines the "movement within the movement" offering useful solutions to the dual crises of climate and inequality. Todd E. Vachon is Assistant Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations and Director of the Labor Education Action Research Network at Rutgers University. He is the coeditor of Revaluing Work(ers): Toward a Democratic and Sustainable Future . |