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LRD guides and handbook June 2012
Green unions at work 2012
Introduction
Introduction — Brendan Barber [pages 1-7] (1,337 words)
The TUC would like to express its warm appreciation to the over 1,200 shop stewards and environmental reps who took part in the TUC’s 2012 green ...
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Chapter 1
1. Energy efficiency [ch 1: page 8] (248 words)
This chapter examines workplace action on energy efficiency. The initiatives reported to us ranged from the very ambitious to the simple to ...
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Action on energy efficiency [ch 1: pagea 8-10] (694 words)
Positive examples on energy efficiency [ch 1: pages 11-15] (1,392 words)
Carbon calculator: monitoring your organisation’s electricity and gas use [ch 1: page 12] (160 words)
Chapter 2
2. Green transport [ch 2: page 12] (97 words)
Transport is currently responsible for more than a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions, and these emissions are rising rapidly. However, there are ... Subscribers only
Employer action on green transport [ch 2: pages 16-17] (353 words)
Homeworking [ch 2: page 17] (106 words)
Green travel plans [ch 2: pages 17-19] (522 words)
Union action on green transport [ch 2: pages 19-20] (267 words)
Problems with green transport initiatives [ch 2: page 20] (163 words)
Case study: PCS reps at HM Revenue & Customs Lillyhall —environmental sustainability plan [ch 2: page 21] (318 words)
Chapter 3
3. Best measures to green the workplace [ch 3: page 22] (86 words)
The LRD survey asked respondents to put forward the best environmental measure that had been introduced into their workplace. A wide variety of ... Subscribers only
Simple measures [ch 3: page 22] (126 words)
Behaviour change [ch 3: pages 22-23] (178 words)
Providing information [ch 3: page 23] (64 words)
Setting targets [ch 3: page 23] (126 words)
And more… [ch 3: page 23] (79 words)
Case study: FBU reps at Bury St Edmunds Fire Station, Suffolk [ch 3: page 23] (583 words)
Chapter 4
4. Adapting to climate change [ch 4: pages 26-27] (456 words)
This chapter focuses on how employers are adapting to climate change. We explore whether working practices have been adapted to cope with hotter ... Subscribers only
Examples of action on climate change [ch 4: pages 27-28] (483 words)
Problem areas [ch 4: pages 28-29] (240 words)
Case study: Community union reps at Tata Steel’s 20” Pipe Mill in Hartlepool [ch 4: pages 29-30] (473 words)
Chapter 5
5. Distribution of information [ch 5: page 31] (115 words)
When people see positive outcomes from environmental initiatives they are less likely to be cynical. Showing people the results will let them see ... Subscribers only
Gainsharing [ch 5: page 31] (128 words)
Details of schemes [ch 5: pages 31-32] (197 words)
Case study: UCU reps at South Thames College create the Greener Jobs Alliance [ch 5: pages 32-33] (391 words)
Chapter 6
6. Union action on climate change in the workplace [ch 6: page 34] (175 words)
Findings from the LRD survey establish that union reps are very motivated about tackling climate change and reducing emissions. Nearly 40% of the ... Subscribers only
Examples of unions initiating action [ch 6: pages 34-36] (567 words)
TUC GreenWorkplaces Projects [ch 6: pages 36-37] (188 words)
Examples of proposals accepted by management [ch 6: pages 37-38] (357 words)
Case study: Reps at US union IUE-CWA conduct award winning “treasure hunts” [ch 6: pages 38-39] (371 words)
Chapter 7
7. Unions promoting awareness [ch 7: page 40] (240 words)
From green newsletters and staff surveys to ‘green days’ and film shows, shop stewards are reaching out in imaginative ways to encourage staff to ... Subscribers only
Case study: Reps at a BT call centre organise a sustainability debate [ch 7: page 40] (209 words)
Chapter 8
8. Formalising the union role [ch 8: pages 42-43] (413 words)
The LRD survey found that in over a quarter of the workplaces surveyed (312 organisations; 26%) there are management/union discussions on the ... Subscribers only
Case study: Unite reps at Hutchison Ports (UK), the Port of Felixstowe [ch 8: pages 42-43] (434 words)
Chapter 9
9. The union environmental representative [ch 9: page 45] (80 words)
Just as unions and employers work together to improve health and safety in the workplace, union environmental representatives can be elected to ... Subscribers only
The need for facility time [ch 9: pages 45-46] (510 words)
Union training [ch 9: pages 46-47] (76 words)
Green Skills and unionlearn [ch 9: page 47] (130 words)
Staff training [ch 9: page 47] (124 words)
Facilities for Green Reps [ch 9: page 48] (252 words)
GreenWorkplaces News [ch 9: page 48] (47 words)
Chapter 10
10. The economy [ch 10: pages 49-50] (305 words)
The LRD survey asked union reps and activists about the impact of the economic downturn on their employers’ commitments or plans for the ... Subscribers only
Cuts to jobs, pay and conditions [ch 10: page 50] (288 words)
Case study: Construction union UCATT has been supporting a new and green approach to social housing [ch 10: pages 50-51] (377 words)
Green jobs [ch 10: page 52] (222 words)
Case study: Unionlearn: the Green Skills Partnership for London [ch 10: pages 52-53] (260 words)
Chapter 11
11. The Green Economy [ch 11: pages 54] (307 words)
This handbook demonstrates that unions view climate change as a positive opportunity to make a difference at work. But greening the workplace is just ... Subscribers only
Campaign for the green economy [ch 1: pages 55-56] (519 words)
Climate change targets [ch 11: pages 56-57] (394 words)
What is “Just Transition”? [ch 11: pages 57-59] (503 words)
Further information
Further information [page 60] (197 words)
The Greener Deals guide offers advice on mapping union organisation around green issues, negotiating with employers on environmental issues and ... Subscribers only