Opinion: Janus ruling harms us all

(Source: Opinion column by Marc Boom, Associate Director of Government Affairs for the National Resources Defense Council, June 28, 2018)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public sector unions, which represent nurses, teachers, firefighters, EPA employees, and other public servants, have long been strong allies in protecting our environment. On climate change these unions are the core of support from the U.S. labor movement having joined the Peoples Climate March, supported the Paris Climate Accord, and helped pass the historic AFL-CIO resolution on climate and energy issues. They are on the front lines of fixing lead contamination in drinking water across the country. They represent the workers at the EPA and environmental agencies in dozens of states that are doing the day to day work to protect our environment. And many of the largest unions are partners in the BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor and environmental organizations that works every day to create “good jobs, a clean environment, and a fair and thriving economy.”

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Thursday, June 28, 2018