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More than
100
representatives
from almost
every union
in South
Australia
will gather
for the
state's
first ever
union
conference
on climate
change.
The event
will bring
together a
wide range
of industry
and
expertise -
nurses,
teachers,
firemen,
construction
workers,
public
servants,
local
government
workers,
forestry
workers and
other others
- to
collectively
consider
what workers
can do to
address the
challenge of
climate
change.
The
delegates
will hear
from
national and
state
climate
change
experts
about how
they can
make a
difference,
be it in
their own
workplaces,
their homes,
their
communities,
their state
and beyond.
The keynote
speaker is
Dr Ben
McNeil,
Senior
Fellow,
Climate
Change
Research
Centre,
University
of New South
Wales.
Dr McNeil
will speak
on the topic
of "The
Clean
Industrial
Revolution -
Growing
Australian
Prosperity
in a
Greenhouse
Age."
Other
speakers
include
Colin Pitman,
City of
Salisbury
Director of
Projects -
Storm water
Expert
Tony
Maher,
National
President of
the CFMEU -
Shifting
union policy
and the
climate
change
debate
Arthur
Rorris,
South Coast
Labor
Council of
NSW - the
Illawarra
Green Jobs
Project
Kate
Flanders,
Queensland
Public
Service
Association
- Creating
Climate
Heroes at
Work
Mark
Butler, MP
- the
Federal
Government's
Carbon
Pollution
Reduction
Scheme
Karen Grogan,
Executive
Director
SACOSS -
Climate
Change,
Unemployment
and Poverty
Nick
Palousis,
Business
Expert -
Economic
Advantages
of
Sustainability
SA Unions
Secretary,
Janet Giles
says unions
represent
more than a
quarter of
the
workforce so
it makes
sense for
them to
tackle
climate
change, both
from an
economic and
a social
perspective.
The
conference
is being
held on
Thursday 24
September at
the Ridley
Centre,
Wayville
Showgrounds,
a 5 star
rated green
building.
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Community Meetings:
Regular community meetings are being held in the areas of Makin, Wakefield or Kingston. Come along, bring your friends and family to discuss issues facing workers today.
Contact SA Unions for the dates of the next meetings
saunions@saunions.org.au
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