Trade Unions for Energy Democracy

Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) is a global trade union community for energy democracy.

Website: http://unionsforenergydemocracy.org/

Address: New York, NY

Contact person: Irene Shen

Email: ireneTUED@gmail.com

Trade Unions for Energy Democracy is a multi-partner initiative coordinated by the New York-based International Program for Labor, Climate and Environment (IPLCE) in cooperation with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung- New York Office. The IPLCE is part of the Murphy Institute at the City University of New York, and is affiliated to the Global Labour Institute Network

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Check out the reports and analysis authored by TUED to understand our current state of energy transition and pathway to real solutions away from the fossil fuel economy.

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Mission

  • Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) is a global, multi-sector initiative to advance democratic direction and control of energy in a way that promotes solutions to the climate crisis, energy poverty, the degradation of both land and people, and responds to the attacks on workers’ rights and protections.

Why Energy Democracy?

We are facing an energy and climate emergency that amounts to a planetary crisis. The growing levels of fossil-based energy is stretching planetary limits by raising greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution to alarming levels. This is affecting the health and quality of life of millions.

The power of fossil fuel corporations has made it practically impossible to protect the health and safety of workers and communities, and union representation is under attack across the globe. Despite more energy being generated every year, energy poverty remains a serious global issue — 1.6 billion people, or 20% of the world’s population, do not have regular access to electricity.

It has become increasingly clear that the transition to an equitable, sustainable energy system can only occur if there is decisive shift in power towards workers, communities and the public.

Key Strategy

  • Help build and strengthen a global trade union community for energy democracy. TUED is a platform for trade unions from all sectors and countries to debate, develop and promote real solutions to the climate crisis, land grabs, energy poverty, and pollution generated by fossil fuels — solutions that can build unions, worker and community power, and advance social and environmental justice.
  • Develop high-impact union educational materials, distribute an electronic bulletin, and convene meetings and working retreats that encourage debate and help create a shared analysis of key energy and climate issues.
  •  Connect the energy democracy agenda to union struggles and campaigns in ways that build broad membership engagement, increase worker power, and facilitate solidarity across movements that share similar goals.

Accomplishments

Participating in TUED are 62 trade union bodies, including 4 Global Union Federations, 3 regional organizations, and 8 national centers. There are 10 allied organizations from the policy and academic communities.  A complete list of participating unions and movement allies click here.

Unions presently participating in TUED come from 21 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Greece, India, Italy, Korea, Malawi, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Peru, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, the United Kingdom and the United States. Four global union federations are participating, representing educators, food workers, the transport sector and public services. National centers representing workers in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Italy, Nepal and the Philippines are involved.

Please contact us if you need more information or would like to discuss how to get involved in the project.

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