Securing Our Children's World

"SECURING OUR CHILDREN'S WORLD, our Union and the Environment" is an updated report developed by the USW's International Executive Board Environmental Task Force which was present to the IEB on February 28, 2006 in Pittsburgh, PA. As its title suggest, the report builds upon the landmark work of the original report, OUR CHILDREN'S WORLD, which was adopted at the 25th Constitutional Convention of the USW in Toronto, Ontario on August 30, 1990.

Download the report in PDF format

The report contains information on the following environmental subjects:

• Global Warming
• Air Pollution
• Water Pollution
• Toxic Chemicals
• Acid Precipitation
• Sustainable Forestry
• Ozone Depletion
• The Oceans
• Population, Poverty and the Environment

Why is this a Union Issue?

• First, we must protect our children’s world
• Second, protecting the environment ultimately protects our jobs
• Third, Globalization is our common foe- linking the environment to other union issues

Taking Action

• Securing Our Children’s World-A Strategic Alliance Against Corporate Globalization

If you want to download the report in sections head on over to the Blue Green Alliance section of our website

If you have questions, comments, or would like more information, please contact the Health, Safety, & Environment Departmnet at the USW by emailing safety@usw.org.