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SA Unions
Climate Change
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Climate
Conference
24 September
2009
9am to 4pm
Wayville Show
Grounds
Goodwood Road,
Wayville
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On the edge of a
desert, at the
end of a river
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As part of the
agenda for the
Climate Change
Conference
participants
were asked to
provide steps to
addressing
climate change:
Step 2
Addressing
Climate Change
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- Include
green log of
claims in
EBA
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- Look for
productivity
improvement
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- Promote
productivity
gains
through
education
and cleaner,
leaner work
practices
(switch off,
set printer
to double
sided)
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- Meet
people and
communicate
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- Educate
members and
delegates on
climate
change
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- Have
environmental
clauses in
Enterprise
Bargaining
Agreements
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- Build
partnerships
with
environmental
groups
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- Set up
phone tree
to lobby
politicians
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- Name
union
environmental
activists in
each
workplace
and connect
them up
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- Use
membership
links to
promote
climate
connectors
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Dedicated
green page
in union
newsletter
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Encourage
email only
communications
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Establish a
Green
Activist
Network
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- Unions
to use
electric /
hybrid cars
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- Cover
car park and
install
solar panels
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Review union
policy on
climate
change
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- Consider
storm water
capturing
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- Turn
everything
off when not
in use
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- Reduce
hard copy
materials
and use web
more
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- Train
members to
use / look
at website
as source of
information
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- Promote
good
environment
strategies
in public
and in
private
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- Promote
fairness
around
energy
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- Engage
members and
the
community in
campaigns
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- Share
campaigns
with SA
Unions
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- Have a
green
project
officer
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Encourage
member
activism
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- Sharing
with other
unions
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- Get a
sponsor to
provide
t-shirts
with a
slogan to be
worn at work
for a
designated
day
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