There are now less than 3 weeks to go to the Global Climate Strike on 20 September. School students in the UK and across the world are going out on the streets to call for urgent climate action and have asked that adults join and support them.
You may have already met and passed a motion/are part of the local organisation/working with the local authority or are planning something exciting for the day. We would love to hear what you are doing so please let us know of any actions so we can share these with fellow trade unionists.
But if you haven't yet had time to get involved there many ways to support. There are over 100 events already on the UK Student Climate Network website and many more still being added so check what's happening in your area. If there's not one set up yet, you can still mobilise, using the ideas below.
There are some resources on our website including flyers and a template motion to adapt.
Please show your support for the UCU motion to September TUC Congress, asking the TUC for a 30 minute workday stoppage in solidarity with the global student strike. Sign up here
Young people understand that we are desperately short of time to tackle climate change, and that we need radical action. Workers can stand by them by:
- Holding local workplace or branch meetings to raise awareness - invite a school student to speak if possible - and plan action up to and including walkouts.
- If and where there is any legal industrial action scheduling if possible to coincide with 20th September.
- Lobbying employers for time off to take part in local rallies organised by school students, bringing campaign messages, flags and banners. Or even organising a lunchtime rally outside the workplace.
- Linking existing campaigns with the climate strike. Young people see the climate crisis as a social justice issue. Trade unions can highlight the connections campaigns such as energy democracy, fuel poverty, public ownership of an integrated public transport system, housing and many more.
- Demanding employers act on the climate emergency, with a clear plan to cut their emissions. Other actions can include divesting pensions, adapting employees’ terms and conditions to the changing world (e.g. including an upper limit for work temperatures, and additional holiday for sustainable travel).
- Lobbying our local authorities to act and participate especially where they have called a climate emergency.
In solidarity
Fliss Premru
Secretary
Campaign against Climate Change Trade Union Group
climatetradeunion@gmail.com
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