Coal Action Network Aotearoa was well represented at the recent ECO (Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand) Conference in Auckland – which saw environmentalists and the union movement further cementing a relationship which has grown increasingly close in recent years.
Climate Justice Aotearoa has produced an excellent report of the conference on their website, which we have lightly adapted here:
This year’s ECO conference saw what Jeanette Fitzsimons of CANA described as a coming together of “natural allies” with environmentalists and unions exploring the opportunities and challenges associated with realising a just transition for workers and communities here in Aotearoa. Continue reading