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Getting The Union Voice Heard On Green Jobs And Skills

A trade union guide to action on local authority retrofit and energy

One of the things that many Trade Union Officials forget is that Union Safety Reps are not just active in the workplace, but also in their local communities.

Recognising this, The Greener Jobs Alliance has been making the case for union engagement on jobs and skills ever since they started campaigning over 10 years ago.

In 2020 the GJA published guidance on engaging with regional and local authorities on climate change.

This was the time when many councils were declaring climate emergencies and committing to net-zero targets. Two years later around 93 per cent of the population in Britain lives in areas where the local authorities – over 525 councils all together – have declared a climate emergency.

Union Safety Reps are also council officials, councilors and are politically involved on the issues and in campaigning for climate change mitigating changes to their local environments and political decisions.

Last year, the GJA published a document entitled Getting The Union Voice Heard On Green Jobs and Skills. This can be downloaded from the Unionsafety E-Library or read on-line by clicking on the image above.

Source: GJA

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