On 28th September 2019, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) will be hosting union representatives and allies from around the world and across the United States in New York during “Climate Week” for a one-day international conference on ‘The Green New Deal, Net-Zero Carbon, and The Crucial Role of Public Ownership.‘
The international conference will bring together 40 labour unions, alongside key allies to work towards a comprehensive reclaiming of energy systems to public ownership and democratic control, and to reform and “de-marketize” existing public energy companies, in order to reverse current energy consumption and emission trends. The full programme is available here.
The event will follow a strategy meeting of union representatives hosted by TUED in New York City on September 26th and 27th.
The event will be live streamed on the Murphy Institute Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MurphyInstituteCUNY/
Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) is a global, multi-sector trade union initiative to advance democratic direction and control of energy in a way that promotes solutions to the climate crisis, energy poverty, the degradation of both land and people, and responds to the attacks on workers’ rights and protections. TUED is the signature project of the International Program for Labor, Climate & Environment at the Murphy Institute, City University of New York and is part of the Global Labour Institute Network.