Blog & Debate
Welcome to the GJA blog space. Here we host critical debates on the key issues we face, as an organisation, as a movement of workers, and as a society.
Motion on a transformative approach to the fossil fuel energy crisis
Photo by Emma Renly on UnsplashMotion on a transformative approach to the fossil fuel energy crisis This draft motion - which can be used to generate debate and commitment to action in union and political party branches - has been worked on and had input from...
How hot is too hot?
Photo by Rajiv Bajaj on UnsplashBy Paul Atkin Mad dogs and Englishmen, go out in the mid-day sun Noel Coward. The heatwaves in May and June have so far caused 2,700 excess deaths. There are likely to be more before Summer is out. And with the current El Nino giving a...
Drill baby drill or cry baby cry? The energy sector and long-term job security
Photo by Julia Taubitz on UnsplashIntroduction Climate change is already ruining millions of working-class lives across the globe, and increasingly threatening our homes, health, food supplies and safety here in the UK. Radical changes are needed to stave off the...
In the Red Heat, a Transformative response to the war and energy crisis
Image by https://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/By Paul Atkin Trump’s war on Iran has already raised the price of energy, food, and other essentials and overlays the crises caused by climate change. This is likely to become more acute as gas and power prices will...
Though cowards flinch? No retreat on climate policy!
Image by Claudia Hinz from PixabayBy Paul Atkin Forces on the right of the labour movement are seeking to use the impending Labour leadership contest to attack what's left of Labour's commitments to a cheap sustainable energy policy. In this they are the auxiliaries...
Reform run councils do not represent local opinion on climate
Image by Mick HolderThe increased number of Reform run Councils reversing climate emergency declarations and rowing back on limited but essential climate mitigation and adaptation measures should not be confused with popular support for them on this issue; even in...
Record temperatures in spring – ‘glorious weather’ or a wake-up call?
Image by dae jeung kim from PixabayBy Graham Petersen The last week of May has broken temperature records in the UK. UK records hottest spring day as heatwave hits 35C This has been overwhelmingly treated as a good news story where we can bask in weather that is...
UNISON shows the way!
Image by John Blower on flickr.com/photos/10332960@N03/At UNISON conference in June, Motion 83, 2026 Year of Green Activity (YoGA) - Turning Activity into Activism, the UNISON NEC puts a number of key points on the way forward for climate activism through and by trade...
Liberating work
A one-year accelerator programme to support the creation of jobs in new worker-controlled green projects has been launched by workers.coop, the UK federation of worker and social cooperatives. Called Own the Future, the programme is part of a wider effort to build an...
Towards a transformative response to the fossil fuel energy crisis
Photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:War_is_a_racket_u_know_-_it%27s_time_for_peace!.jpgThe US/Israeli war on Iran looks like it will be lengthy. Trump’s announcement of an indefinite ceasefire while maintaining an equally indefinite blockade indicates that the...
Rail Union calls for Free Fares to cut cost of living in response to war on Iran
Photo by Nick Fewings on UnsplashTransport and travel union TSSA has called on the government to take immediate action to help the public with the cost of living in the face of ongoing economic volatility related to the US/Israel conflict with Iran. This includes...
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