The climate crisis: Australian workers are stepping up. The climate is changing
Workers can make a difference
We live on one of the driest continents on Earth, which puts us right in the firing line of climate change. We can see the terrible effects of climate change; the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, increases in fires and drought, and more severe storms such as Cyclone Larry. The cost of extreme climate events in economic terms is unsustainable; and in human terms shocking. Working families will bear the brunt of the climate crisis unless something is done.
Between August and December the campaign will activate over 3000 Union Climate Connecters around Australia to take actions in their workplaces, homes and communities to build awareness and understanding about climate change.
We need to take control of our future Union Climate Connectors is a joint campaign between the Australian Conservation Foundation and Australian Unions. Unions have a proud history of campaigning on environmental issues. But rarely have the stakes been as high as they are now. Our country is in a great position to be a world leader in climate solutions and create hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs and new export industries. The vast majority of Australians believe climate change is an important issue and that we as a country, as organisations, and as individuals have a responsibility to take serious action. We need action now to ensure a safe and sustainable future for our kids. The UN climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this December are our best chance to secure a global agreement that will succeed Kyoto and help solve the climate crisis.
Union Climate Connectors
Union Climate Connectors will receive action kits by post or email; and phone calls to follow up each kit and provide support. Activities will be themed to coincide with community events both locally and globally, such as Walk to Work Day, National Recycling Week and the Global Day of Climate Action. Face to Face ‘Connector Trainings’ will be held in major centres in conjunction with ACF’s The Climate Project and the ACTU Organising Centre. We’ve built a new online platform to support activists and enable interaction between Connectors around Australia. Being heard Our leaders need to hear from us. As the political debate heats up in the weeks leading up to Copenhagen, we’ll be using innovative approaches to make sure our voices are heard loud and clear. And by standing together We are facing a challenge on a scale that workers have never faced before. By standing as one, taking small actions and pressuring decision makers together, we can make the difference for generations to come. Australian workers have shown that when we stand together as one we win.
Union climate connectors: Australian workers stepping up for our planet.
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