That’s why the VDLC has signed The Pact for a Green New Deal. At our May regular meeting the following recommendation was adopted. 

Subject:  Green New Deal

BECAUSE scientists warn that we have eleven years to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions of face climate catastrophe; and

BECAUSE the Pact for a Green New Deal is bringing together workers organizations, scientists, Indigenous leaders, youth, artists, and others to support an ambitious policy platform aimed at re-tooling our economy to respond to the multiple crises facing our society; and

BECAUSE the Green New Deal recognizes that climate and jobs are not in conflict, rather we can both cut emissions in half and also create more than a million new good jobs; and

BECAUSE the Green New Deal now boasts sixty-seven endorsing organizations, including unions and labour groups, as well as dozens of public figures; and

BECAUSE these organizations aim to press political parties to commit to the implementation of a Green New Deal in the lead up to this Fall’s Federal election,

THE VANCOUVER AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL WILL endorse the Pact for a Green New Deal; and

THE VANCOUVER AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL WILL FURTHER promote the Green New Deal to its affiliate unions.

For more information, visit GreenNewDealCanada.ca

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