Sara Nelson
Paying for the #GreenNewDeal#Thread 4
— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Keynote Speaker
Sara Nelson @FlyingWithSara
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Solidarity is stronger than gravity. We saw that when transportation security officers were forced to come to work without pay during the 35-day 2018-2019 government shutdown. #1u pic.twitter.com/5hflgjj4Ri
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Unions helped end that shutdown. For example, @AFGENational President J. David Cox Sr. got arrested in Mitch McConnell's office, highlighting the senator’s complicity in hurting the livelihoods of millions of federal workers. pic.twitter.com/Jm2SDa63vZ
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
We pause our story about unions and the 2018-19 government shutdown to discuss the history of the labor movement in the USA.
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Unions have moved this nation for nearly two centuries. And today, they can reach people who are skeptical of the fight against #climatechange. But only if #GreenNewDeal-ers address the concerns of millions who work in fossil fuel, and show we're on their side. pic.twitter.com/i6SLSIfkwA
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
As the labor reporter Kim Kelly @GrimKim wrote: “Climate disaster is a labor issue… [we must] offer real, equitable alternatives to those whose livelihoods depend on industries that harm the Earth.” pic.twitter.com/J1Ln1Suv2b
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Mining communities have not seen a just transition, but they have seen their livelihoods disappear. The #GreenNewDeal movement needs to be welcoming to these communities. We have to start early, and show tangible results. For example, by protecting miners' pensions. pic.twitter.com/02PQWxadeV
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Union members have been told for decades that urban progressives are their enemy. We can start to fix that. One tangible way is to promote the Miners Protection Act. pic.twitter.com/5ddOKOSOrb
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Since the 1960s, labor has learned how easily people forget why they have what they have. Stronger unions will help deliver the #GreenNewDeal. Because delivering is going to require a decade of relentless struggle. And afterward, maintenance for the indefinite long-term. pic.twitter.com/9uvpr15pi5
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Unions can host discussions that are free of the influence of the corporations and the people in power. We can use those forums to explain that we have the power to build an economy that is fair and healthy for workers. pic.twitter.com/wk35E9sk0R
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Unions have been under constant attack from the political right, and those attacks have been damaging. But we are regrouping. And we are reengaging the obstacles to a civilized and healthy economy with more strength than ever before. pic.twitter.com/UWPjTeGd7q
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Airline executives' response to financial distress following 9/11, and the subsequent recovery, illustrate how the wealthy and powerful use a crisis to take more wealth and more power. pic.twitter.com/jasXxMyDAK
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Here is what motivates those with power and money: the opportunity to take more power and more money. pic.twitter.com/FSl1C0UYkU
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
Back to our story about unions and the 2018-19 US Government shutdown, which endangered all airplane crews and passengers.
It was the power of labor that ended this shutdown. pic.twitter.com/ueh0fhunkW
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— Paying for the Green New Deal (@payforgnd) December 6, 2019
For the full video: https://t.co/OkD4LNE18J
Keynote
by Sara Nelson @FlyingWithSara
start time: 4h:18m
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