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Red-Green Campaigns in the Global South
Red-Green Campaigns in the Global South
Tuesday, July 15, 2014: 8:51 AM
Room: 315
Oral Presentation
In the past, many labor activists viewed environmental campaigns are seen as undermining job creation, as new technologies often require reorganized production processes. Debates within unions are changing rapidly, however, as many unions have learned to incorporate environmental concerns in their campaigns. This presentation describes some successful red-green alliances in Latin America, exploring the implications for labor strategies more broadly.