Governor, labor unions announce climate jobs program
Cornell Chronicle
“The national debates on climate change are often defined as ‘jobs versus the environment' or ‘workers against environmentalists,’” said Lara Skinner, director of the Labor Leading on Climate Initiative.
Inequality and Worker Rights: Where Do We Go From Here?
In this webcast, representatives of The Worker Institute at Cornell examine the ways in which worker rights and collective representation impact inequality and explore innovative solutions developed by the labor movement to solve this growing crisis.
In staving off climate change, social landscape adjusts
Cornell Chronicle
As the U.S. enacts agreements made at the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP21) in December 2015 in Paris, Skinner said that New York state can lead the country to societal equity in a low-carbon economy.
