Unions for climate action! | Payton M. Wilkins (re-release)
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Unions for climate action! | Payton M. Wilkins (re-release)

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 26, 202612 min

In the long term, shutting down a coal mine means cleaner air and a healthier environment — but in the short term, it can devastate a community or family that relied on the mine's paychecks to make ends meet. Environmental justice advocate Payton M. Wilkins thinks we can protect both workers and the planet with an age-old solution: unions. He digs into the economic fallout of ditching fossil fuels and shows why unions are well-positioned to push the transition to clean energy and green jobs. (This episode originally aired in 2024.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

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You know, the union movement is the only multi-generational, multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-gender movement in the world. We're talking about tens of millions of people united around a singular set of ideas. You are listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh.

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What do labor unions have to do with climate change? according to environmental justice advocate, Peyton M. Wilkins. They're related in more ways than you may think,

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especially when it feels like our existing systems often pit the Earth's future against our own. Think about it. In the long term, shutting down a coal mine

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