Speech
Shuler at COP26: We Cannot Leave Workers Behind
… AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler delivered the following remarks as prepared at an event on just transition at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference … No, we haven’t seen a Just Transition before, but we can envision it! Each person, every place included. High road, good, union jobs for everyone. Environmental protection. Progress for racial justice. Gender equity. A Just Transition to a … transition. We need a Just Transition—with labor rights and union growth. No one left behind. Think about this: There’s a difference between a coal company and a coal community. Look at Alabama. Warrior Met, a company driven by corporate greed, …