Source: Green Labor Journal

The NLC is pleased to announce the publication of Green Labor Journal, a monthly online journal that examines issues of sustainability, energy use and climate change from a labor movement perspective.

For the founders of GLJ, any discussion of sustainability should begin with the premise that people must be sustainable.  For any job to truly be considered "green," the people who do the work must be paid fair wages and benefits that enable them to sustain themselves and their families.  All green policy initiatives, moreover, must include fair labor standards if we are to reach the goal of a just and sustainable society.

The second theme that GLJ will highlight is role that unions play in the movement for a sustainable economy.  Each month, the Journal will cover the following topics: Feature Article on green jobs and the new green economy; Cleantech Tracker; Affiliate Actions; NLC Green Education and Training; AFL-CIO Center for Green Jobs; and a "Did You Know?" section on important events and news items.

The Journal is pleased to announce that Green For All CEO, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, will contribute a regular feature column. Founded in 2007, Green For All is a national organization that works to improve the lives of all Americans through a clean-energy economy.

The Journal is edited by Jerry Brown, Ph.D., who has a distinguished career in academia and the labor movement. Dr. Brown is an energy expert, author and consultant specializing in energy and environmental projects.  Dr. Brown is co-author of Freedom from Mid-East Oil (2007), and is Founding Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies at Florida International University in Miami, where he teaches courses on energy policy, social movements, global green economy, and the impact of technology on society.