AFL-CIO shreds Green New Deal: AOC's plan could cause 'immediate harm to millions'

[redleghunter]

AFL-CIO shreds Green New Deal: AOC's plan could cause 'immediate harm to millions'


Big labor has come out swinging against the Green New Deal, with the AFL-CIO claiming the sweeping energy and economic reforms proposed by Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could cause “immediate harm to millions” of union workers.


The largest federation of unions in the country sent a letter to Mr. Markey and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez last week, saying the Green New Deal resolution makes promises that are “not achievable or realistic.”


“We welcome the call for labor rights and dialogue with labor, but the Green New Deal resolution is far too short on specific solutions that speak to the jobs of our members and the critical sections of our economy,” reads the March 8 letter, which was signed by 10 national labor unions on the AFL-CIO’s Energy Committee.

“We will not accept proposals that could cause immediate harm to millions of our members and their families. We will not stand by and allow threats to our members’ jobs and their families’ standard of living go unanswered,” they wrote. “We are ready to discuss these issues in a responsible way, for we all recognize that doing nothing is not an option.”

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AFL-CIO shreds Green New Deal: AOC’s plan could cause ‘immediate harm to millions’

 

[FireDragon76]

I read the article and it sounds like the AFL-CIO at least takes the problem of global warming seriously.

 

[Gigimo]

AFL-CIO shreds Green New Deal: AOC's plan could cause 'immediate harm to millions'


Big labor has come out swinging against the Green New Deal, with the AFL-CIO claiming the sweeping energy and economic reforms proposed by Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could cause “immediate harm to millions” of union workers.


The largest federation of unions in the country sent a letter to Mr. Markey and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez last week, saying the Green New Deal resolution makes promises that are “not achievable or realistic.”


“We welcome the call for labor rights and dialogue with labor, but the Green New Deal resolution is far too short on specific solutions that speak to the jobs of our members and the critical sections of our economy,” reads the March 8 letter, which was signed by 10 national labor unions on the AFL-CIO’s Energy Committee.

“We will not accept proposals that could cause immediate harm to millions of our members and their families. We will not stand by and allow threats to our members’ jobs and their families’ standard of living go unanswered,” they wrote. “We are ready to discuss these issues in a responsible way, for we all recognize that doing nothing is not an option.”

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AFL-CIO shreds Green New Deal: AOC’s plan could cause ‘immediate harm to millions’

So as long as Union people have top paying jobs it doesn't make any difference how it affects everybody else, interesting.

 

[jgarden]

AFL-CIO shreds Green New Deal: AOC's plan could cause 'immediate harm to millions'

Normally conservatives wouldn't give unions in general and the AFL-CIO in particular any credence except on those rare occasions when their positions coincide!

In 2016, only 10.7% (14.6 million) of American workers were unionized, down from 20.1% (17.7 million) in 1983.

Union membership in the American private sector has now fallen to under 7% — a rate that has not been seen since 1932.

The initial impact of climate change are already evident for those who have chosen not to remain in a state of denial - America would be well advised to embrace the Green New Deal and develop those environmental technologies that could be exported to the rest of the world!