Green issues
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Green jobs can help balance out cuts
(14/06/10) UNISON votes to promote a sustainable future for jobs and the environment'Tar sands' fight at BP AGM
(15/04/10) UNISON flexes pension fund muscles at oil giant's AGMUNISON says climate talks must be springboard to legal treaty
(18/12/09) UN climate talks draw to a closePublic services can help in the battle against climate change
Are governments prepared to act, and to spend?News list >
Tackling climate change
UNISON members recognise that we all have a role to play in helping to reduce C02 emissions that cause climate change. This includes doing things differently at home and at work. But it also includes campaigning for policies on issues such as energy and transport that will reduce emissions and create green jobs. As the UK's largest public services union, with 1.4 million members across local government, the health service, education, housing, transport and the utilities, our priorities include
- greening our workplace
- providing information to members
- using our campaign experience to call for fair and effective action to tackle climate change
What should I do next?
- Sign up to our environment at work network and receive our regular newsletter Green UNISON
- Get your branch involved in key green campaigns backed by UNISON, such as Friends of the Earth Get Serious About C02 or Fair Pensions Tar Sands campaign
- Become a trade union environmental representative.
To find out more about becoming a trade union environmental representative you can download a draft job description. The TUC run courses for environmental reps and UNISON offer an organising around climate change branch development course. There is also a model agreement that your branch can propose to your employer which is available to download.
UNISON and Climate Change
Why is climate change an issue for UNISON and other trade unions? Find out here
CONTACT DETAILS
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David Arnold, National Officer.
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1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
• Green UNISON
David Arnold, National Officer.
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1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
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Resources
Out in the Cold: Conversations about fuel costs with the low paid
Report on the difficulties that the low paid face when it comes to paying for domestic fuel. It analyses a growing problem and sets out recommendations for the future.
Out in the Cold: Conversations about fuel costs with the low paid
UNISON's Energy Prospectus: Perspectives on our future energy
Britain needs a more interventionist energy policy in the future, but what should the energy mix, the extent of decentralisation and ownership and types of intervention look like? This prospectus highlights the need for a genuine debate.UNISON's Energy Prospectus: Perspectives on our future energy
Speaking up for sustainable transport UNISON's vision for green and accessible travel
If we want prosperity, a better environment and a society that we can all participate in we need a sustainable transport system. This document sets out UNISONs transport policy and campaign prioritiesSpeaking up for sustainable transport UNISON's vision for green and accessible travel
Working on change
The trade union movement and climate change.Working on change
Become an environmental rep
Job description and the main areas of responsibility for trade union environmental representatives.
Job description (word doc)
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