Workers on the front line of climate change: re-politicizing trade union climate action

Crawford, Ben ORCID: 0009-0006-7451-4399 and Whyte, David (2025) Workers on the front line of climate change: re-politicizing trade union climate action. International Labour Review, 164 (1). ISSN 0020-7780

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Abstract

Considering that the transition to a low-carbon economy will not be secured by mutual agreement but requires coordinated industrial organizing, this article builds upon eco-socialist critiques to identify the concrete dimensions of the underlying solidarity between workers and the rest of nature as reflected in workers’ struggles. Specifically, we argue that industrial organization in opposition to labour precarity and work intensification is fundamental to both achieving sustainable work and mitigating environmental harms to workers’ bodies. This argument presents a basis for a common response to the transition to a low-carbon economy across the labour movement and for cross-sectoral climate demands in bargaining.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Grantham Research Institute
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Date Deposited:	30 May 2025 13:24
Last Modified:	01 Jun 2025 07:08
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128229

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