The Targeting Climate Change event is a place for our community to come together whether you know a little or a lot about climate change. You can learn more with our Climate 101 discussion or come to find expertise and advice. Either way you will leave knowing that you are not alone in your concern for this issue.
We know that climate change poses an existential threat to future generations. Evidence indicates that action on this issue must occur now and will require unprecedented changes in our way of life.
All community members are urged to participate in climate action planning – attending this event will give you access to expertise and will help you align your actions with municipal, provincial, and federal planning as this event is supported by all three levels of government. Your opinion and your skills are needed and will be welcomed at this event.
Poverty wages won’t fly! This Labour Day weekend, we’re showing up in solidarity with TAWC: Toronto Airport Workers’ Council to make sure that airport workers’ voices are heard.
For us, supporting workers in the aviation industry isn’t a contradiction. When the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), which represents 50 000 flight attendants, endorsed the Green New Deal, they declared: “Solutions to climate change don’t threaten aviation jobs; it’s climate change itself that’s the job killer.” With severe turbulence, volatile weather, and extreme heat making aviation more dangerous, airport workers in the air and on the ground know the consequences of climate change firsthand.
In order to win a Green New Deal and create a green economy with good union jobs for all, we must ensure that no worker is left behind, including those in carbon-intensive sectors. That means showing up for workers’ struggles now. #insolidaritywefly#airportworkers
– All airport workers deserve a living wage!
– Stop contract flipping!
– End unpaid work!
– No privatization!
– There will also be ice cream, churros, and music!
*Stay tuned for updates about the CJTO contingent travelling to/from Pearson Airport!*
