Reaching into the Hearts of our Union Members to Save our Environment & Our Jobs
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Date
2011-09-30
Authors
Fournier, Marc
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Work in a Warming World (W3)
Abstract
A presentation to Saving the Planet and Creating Jobs: Work in a Warming World Atlantic Forum in 2011, by Marc Fournier, Assistant Director for Plant Operations & Sustainability at Lasell College, in Newton, Massachusetts. The presentation is a case study of how the campus administration, student groups, and four unions cooperated to implement sustainable operations at the college – energy and water conservation, recycling and repurposing of buildings, and more.
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Climate change, Canada, Labour, Labour unions, Just Transition, Green partnerships, Massachusetts, Energy efficiency, Workplace initiatives