Environment
AFSCME to ‘go green’ at national convention
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The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the 1.6-million-member public service union, is planning its "greenest" convention ever July 28 to Aug. 1 in San Francisco.
Environment
Rally for ‘green jobs’ July 27 in St. Paul
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Rank-and-file union members, community groups, environmentalists and others will rally Sunday, July 27, in St. Paul for "green jobs."
Environment
Going green and blue: Millions ready to gain in new economy
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More than 300,000 Minnesotans – and millions across the United States – are poised to take advantage of new job opportunities in the growing "green" economy, according to a new report released by a group of labor and environmental organizations.
Environment
Labor, environmentalists launch ‘Green Jobs for America’ campaign
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The United Steelworkers, the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Blue Green Alliance – a partnership of the USW and Sierra Club – have launched the national Green Jobs for America campaign.
Environment
Blue Green Alliance to organize to address climate change
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The Blue Green Alliance, a strategic partnership of the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club, has joined the Alliance for Climate Protection, the nonprofit organization founded by Vice President Al Gore, as part of its rapidly expanding coalition of organizations taking steps to solve the climate crisis.
Environment
Climate Crisis Coalition sponsors film screening
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The Climate Crisis Coalition of the Twin Cities is sponsoring a showing of "When the Levees Broke," a film about the issues brought to light by Hurricane Katrina, on Monday, Jan. 28.
Environment
Rock-Tenn plant seeks new energy source
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After you\’ve finished reading the Union Advocate newspaper and tossed it into your recycling bin, chances are good it will end up, in one form or another, at the Rock-Tenn plant in St. Paul\’s Midway neighborhood, where workers have been turning wastepaper into cardboard for 100 years.
Environment
Water is theme of Sunday’s May Day parade
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Water is the theme of this year\’s May Day Parade and Festival Sunday, May 6, in south Minneapolis.
Environment
Labor joins in activities to solve global warming
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"Good jobs. Clean energy. A safer world." With those words, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Ray Waldron summed up the goals of "Global Warming Day of Action" Saturday at the state Capitol.
Environment
UAW leader makes case for green manufacturing
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In an opinion piece published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, UAW Local 879 member Lynn Hinkle makes the case for turning the St. Paul Ford plant into a "green" manufacturing facility.