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(05/06/09) UNISON sponsors the eWell-Being AwardsClimate change survey
(09/03/09) Let us know how you're tackling global warming in your workplace.Put people first!
(02/02/09) 55 days to mobilise for G20 march for jobs, justice and climateTougher greenhouse targets 'welcome'
(29/10/08) Climate change law to include aviation and shipping emissionsNews list >
Tackling climate change
As the UK’s largest public services union with 1.3million members across local government, the health service, education, housing, transport and the utilities, our priorities include
- greening the workplace
- providing information to members
- using our campaign experience to call for fair and effective policies to tackle climate change
- melting glaciers and rising sea levels will increase flood risk and then threaten water supplies for one sixth of the world's population
- declining crop yields threaten to leave hundreds of millions without the ability to produce or provide sufficient food
- damage to our ecosystems could result in 40 % of species facing extinction
- increasing economic costs of climate change could amount to a 20 % reduction
Want to get involved?
- Check out our handy Greening the workplace toolkit
- Follow the top tips for action your branch can take
- Visit the Stop Climate Chaos website
- Sign up to our environment at work network and receive our regular newsletter Green UNISON
- Become a trade union environmental representative - see Green Your Workplace
CONTACT DETAILS
• Green UNISON
David Arnold, National Officer.
Email us
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
• Green UNISON
David Arnold, National Officer.
Email us
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Talking pointsMail us your views and comments |
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Green Talking Point
What top tips do you have for things people can do at work to reduce waste and emissions? |
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World Environment Day
June 5 2009 UNite to combat climate change Read the full details |
Resources
Become an environmental rep
Job description and the main areas of responsibility for trade union environmental representatives.
Job description (word doc)
Model environment and climate change agreement
Model joint environment and climate change agreement for use between employers and unions. Developed by the TUC.Model agreement (word doc)
10 things you can do at work
A simple printable sheet listing ten effective measure to make your workplace more green.
10 things you can do at work
10 tips for organising
A document outlining ten step to a green agenda.10 tips for organising
Greening the workplace toolkit
Organising around climate change and other environmental issues. Unison branch development and organising toolkit.Organising around climate change and other
environmental issues - PDF stock order 2696
A guide to bargaining for
greener staff travel plans - PDF stock order 2699
UNISON’s policy on climate
change, the environment
and the workplace - PDF stock order 2698
Poster - PDF stock order 2697
Toolkit folder - PDF
UNISON, 1 Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9AJ. Telephone: 0845 355 0845.
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