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Title: Cap and Trade design principles for Canada
Description: Six principles are outlined, one of which relates to the Oil Sands: "Canada’s oil sands development puts our country in a difficult position, since no other industrialized country faces a situation where it has such a large sector poised for rapid emissions growth. Oil sands will account for close to half (44 per cent) of the projected increase in total Canadian emissions between 2006 and 2020 in a “business-as-usual” scenario, and virtually all (95 per cent) of the projected increase in industrial emissions. The oil sands emissions must not be allowed to expand at this rate or corner the market on allowances to achieve this. The impact on the rest of the economy could be devastating, effectively driving other carbon intensive industries out of business."
Identifier (PID): yul:1122027

Title: Sustainable development : Getting there from here : A Handbook for union environment committees and joint labour-management envi
Description: The handbook explains environmental issues from a workers’ perspective, and provides guidance on applications in a workplace context. The handbook builds on the experience of Canadian unions at the local, regional and national levels, including the CAW, USW, and CEP, emphasizing the importance of cooperation.
Identifier (PID): yul:823951

Title: Just Transition Towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies for All
Description: This Policy Brief, aimed at a labour union audience, reviews the history and fundamental principles of the Just Transition concept, provides case studies which form an impressive catalogue of how just transition has (and in some cases, hasn’t) worked around the world, and concludes with recommendations of how trade unions and workers’ organizations can contribute to the goal of Just Transition to a low carbon economy. He concludes with the observation that 10 - 12 years is a realistic time frame for Just Transition agreements. Available at the ILO from https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---actrav/documents/publication/wcms_647648.pdf .
Identifier (PID): yul:1150322

Title: Make Manufacturing Work: An Industrial Strategy for the 21st Century
Description: This policy statement deals mainly with the steel, forestry and auto sectors, and their trade position. Part 2 is devoted to "A green Industrial Strategy" and Just Transition. The report states: "Although addressing such environment-industry policy disconnects may displace some workers, clean energy investments, shifts in subsides and targeted tax incentives may increase the number of well-paid, equitable, unionized jobs, though only if it is an explicit goal of Canada’s manufacturing or industrial policy." It makes recommendations for cleaner processes for each industry.
Identifier (PID): yul:1122075

Title: Resolutions to Unifor’s 2nd Convention August 22-26, 2016, Ottawa, ON
Description: This document contains all resolutions presented at the Convention. Of most interest are: R-6 Carpooling; R-9 Just Transition; and R-20 Climate Action Plans Job Security and Just Transition.
Identifier (PID): yul:1122033

Title: Submission to the Government of Canada's Conversation on Climate Change
Description: This statement makes policy recommendations as part of the federal government's public consultation process. It includes a vision of Just Transition (also published in a separate statement in Feb. 2016), and urges conversion to renewable energy sources and renewable electricity. It calls for an accelerated coal phase-out, with transition assistance for affected workers and communities.
Identifier (PID): yul:1122024

Title: Climate Change, its Consequences on Employment and Trade Union Action: Training manual for workers and trade unions
Description: The first module provides a broad overview of the causes and consequences of climate change globally. It is a general introduction to key concepts such as adaptation and mitigation. It also gives a broad overview of the economics and the international governance of climate change. The second module analyses in depth the potential consequences of climate change, and mitigation and adaptation measures on employment. The last module explores the way trade unions can contribute to climate change action from the international to the workplace level. The objective is to introduce briefly the main mechanisms in place, but particularly to underline the importance of civil society’s participation, namely workers and trade unions.
Identifier (PID): yul:835258

Title: We make it Move: a Vision for Sustainable Transportation
Description: At the first ever CAW Transportation Conference, held from September 23 – 25, 2011 the Canadian Auto Workers discussed a draft version of a new policy for transportation in Canada. The starting point of the policy is that “transportation must change”, because of three forces: climate change, peak oil, and globalization. The union states its goal: “to create a made-in Canada transportation system that is the most efficient, accessible, green and safe in the world”, based on four overarching principles: the transportation system must be environmentally sustainable, recognized as a public good, made-in-Canada, and a place for good jobs. For each of the transportation sectors (road, rail, air, marine) the paper outlines issues and proposes very specific solutions and policy goals. The document and an accompanying action plan will be discussed and voted on by the National Executive Board, and CAW and Quebec Councils.
Identifier (PID): yul:788614

Title: Climate change and our jobs: finding the right balance. Discussion paper for the CAW Canada - Quebec Joint Council. St. John's N
Description: This report provides an overview of the issues of climate change, and a history of the CAW's positions and actions on environmental issues. It concludes with a statement of future intentions for bargaining and advocacy.
Identifier (PID): yul:788613

Title: Submission to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-30 Clean Air Act
Description: The submission summarizes some statistics re Canada's auto industry, and lays out the union's position in favour of vehicle emission standards, alternative fuel vehicles, and manufacture of transit vehicles.
Identifier (PID): yul:788611

Title: Managing Canada's Resource Wealth in the interests of Canadians and the Environment
Description: The policy document sets out fundamental issues for workers in the resource industries that Unifor represents, including mining, forestry, fisheries, oil and gas. This document acknowledges the dangers of climate change, respect for First Nations rights, need for stability and economic sustainability, regulating foreign ownership, need for Canadian jobs, etc. It outlines its opposition to any pipeline development for export (including Line 9), under the principle that refining jobs should be kept in Canada. Also includes as an Appendix, a useful compendium of the past policy statements and reports of Unifor's predecessor unions: CAW and CEP, going back to 2008.
Identifier (PID): yul:788609

Title: A New Union for a Challenging World: Unifor’s Vision and Plan
Description: At the founding convention of the new union (a merger of the CAW and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union), Unifor promises to oppose the export of raw bitumen and the construction of massive pipelines, advocating for more “made in Canada” inputs and processing. It pledges to work with environmental allies to advocate for a Canadian energy policy which reduces GHG emissions, ensures a sustainable development of the oil sands and promotes value-added jobs in upgrading and refining petroleum products.
Identifier (PID): yul:788608

Title: Securing our Children's World: Our Union and the Environment
Description: Developed by the International Executive Board Environmental Task Force, approved by full convention in 2006. It builds upon the landmark original report, OUR CHILDREN’S WORLD, which was adopted at the 25th Constitutional Convention of the USW in Toronto, Ontario on August 30, 1990.
Identifier (PID): yul:576663