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Erin McCluskey illustration. Several people of different ages and ethnicities are working on a model of a neighborhood with clean energy, cute homes, and gardens.

Evolution of work Green American magazine cover. A Black woman warehouse worker wearing a hard hat and an orange vest is standing with her arms crossed looking at the camera.

Summer 2023

The Evolution of Work

Workers across the country are fighting for similar rights and protections as decades and centuries ago. As we lift their voices, we lift our communities.

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Matt Scott in a black suit giving a presentation to an audience at George Washington University's 2022 Planet Forward Summit

4 Ways to Make Your Job Work for Climate and Social Justice

You can make a difference on climate and justice from where you are—no career switch necessary.

Mary Meade

two Black women Starbucks baristas are smiling at the camera. One has her arm wrapped another the other in a side hug. They look prepared and ready for work.

Shareholder Activism Advances Labor Rights

Workers are unsatisfied and union pushes are surging. Investors standing with workers can help protect and advance workers’ rights.

Eleanor Greene and Olivia Liang

illustration of people of different ages, races, and ethnicities working together to build a mini model of a city. The city has renewable energy, community gardens, a library, and a farmers market.

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Eleanor Greene

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Group of “breaker boys,” who separated coal impurities by hand, in Pittston, Pennsylvania. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1911.

Child Labor Has Always Been Here, Now It's on the Rise

Racism, harsh immigration policies, and exploitation are leading to increased child labor in the US and it's time to fight for all kids.

Anya Crittenton

artist rendering of Amazon's Pegasus robots. Three are driving around a concrete floor warehouse, between tall shelves of boxes. They are mostly yellow in color with blue accents.

Workplace Robotics: Their Unsettling Effects on Climate and Labor

Industrial robots aren't simply good or bad for the climate or labor. It's all about context.

Eleanor Greene

a group of Amazon workers striking. They are holding up red signs and yelling together.

My Life as an Amazon Worker and Organizer

With her colleagues at Amazon, Anna Ortega is trying to make the corporation a better place to work—for the health of individuals and the community.

Eleanor Greene and Olivia Liang

six solar workers standing on a rooftop installing solar panels. Each one is doing something different, whether drilling together metal pieces, supervising, or assembling the pieces together.

The Climate-Labor Connection

Workers shouldn’t have to choose between a good job and climate. In a just clean energy future, labor and climate go hand in hand.

Mary Meade

farmworkers bent over in a green field. They are picking strawberries and placing them in boxes.

Heat Standards and the Call for Workers Rights

How do heat standards match up against rising temperatures? Experts say more must be done to protect our outdoor workers.

Olivia Liang

a fruit market in NYC. Close up is a stand of nectarines under a red, yellow, and blue sun parasol. In the background are more fruit stands and onlookers.

8 Ways to Support Workers From Where You Are

No matter your workplace or community, you can take steps to make workplaces safer by speaking up and voting with your dollars.

Eleanor Greene

a conceptual illustration. It's a birds eye view of four people sitting around a table looking at papers and discussing. The table has hands like a clock.

Can the 4-Day Work Week Heal People and the Planet?

For reducing burnout and greenhouse gas emissions—the four-day work week could be the key.

Anya Crittenton

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