Power Lines Quotes

“A network has also been formed to coordinate efforts across the two largest education unions: the National Education Association (NEA) and the AFT. The Educators Climate Action Network (ECAN) emerged after conversations by education union activists at the Labor Notes conference as well as at the national AFT conference in the summer of 2022. The network of over one hundred union educators from across the country is convened monthly by the Labor Network for Sustainability (LNS) and is open to all education union members interested in tackling climate change and promoting climate justice.”
― Jeff Ordower, Power Lines: Building a Labor–Climate Justice Movement

“The impact of local efforts is amplified when they are happening in multiple locations at the same time. One way to help coordinate local efforts is to create a climate caucus within each of the major national unions. Such an effort is currently underway within the AFT. The goal of the caucus is to help advance the work of the national climate task force, offer creative ideas and solutions, and, if needed, push from below for more bold action.”
― Jeff Ordower, Power Lines: Building a Labor–Climate Justice Movement