Campaign against Climate Change trade union group

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As part of the Campaign against Climate Change, we work with UK trade unions at a national and grassroots level. We believe the labour movement is a crucial part of the fight to avoid catastrophic climate breakdown and achieve a just transformation.

Workers’ self-reported health effects attributed as being possibly due to the heat during the June 2026 heatwave (1,642 nationally-representative respondents) At least one heat effect 87% Disrupted sleep 69% Felt more tired than usual 50% Dehydration or excessive thirst 50% Headaches 35% High body temperature or excessive sweating 34% Diculty concentrating 34% Dizziness or feeling faint 20% Faster heartbeat or breathing 8% Muscle cramps, nausea or vomiting 6% Sought medical attention 5% Confusion or disorientation 5%
PCS members in front of Parliament with banners for PCS Defra and PCS DESNZ and signs including No More Climate Austerity, No Job Cuts!
Suzanne Jeffery speaking, GMCJC & CACCTU banners
London bus driver working temperature 25/5/26 Thermometer shows 42C There is currently NO legal UK maximum working temperature
What does AI mean for my job? Join us on 27 June in Manchester Plenary 3: Speakers from UCU, Equity, Unite and United Tech and Allied Workers From tech workers to actors, from bus drivers to university lecturers, how are unions taking action? THIS IS NOT INEVITABLE: STANDING UP TO AI AND BIG TECH
Digital thermometer showing 42C - photo taken in London bus cab 25/05/26
Silhouette of workers on construction site against orange sky
Photo from demo - banners include Fuel Poverty Action and the CACCTU banner 'No to Austerity! Yes to a million climate jobs'. Insulate Homes Now! placards
Old Earth Day photo of crowds - banner with Earth and speech bubble: Help!
Hairdressers as ‘everyday influencers’ on climate change and sustainability
Climate & Nature Education Festival - for a just transition Part of the trade union year of climate action Regents High School, London Sat 14 March 10-4
Campaigners hold signs and banners outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) - including PCS in DESNZ 'Fighting for real climate action and a just transition for all'. 'Rosebank doesn't protect workers' 'Just Transition now' and trade union flags - FBU, Unite, Equity
Campaigners with 'Labour must stop Rosebank' banner.
Protestors with 'Labour Must Stop Rosebank' banner
Collage of photos: Members of Unison York City branch holding posters 'The Climate Crisis is Always a Trade Union Issue' York TUC President holding a poster Unison climate stall at York City Council offices York MP Rachael Maskell holding a poster
Image of flyer text "Five things trade unionists need to know about the climate crisis" "Mythbusting climate denial"
COP30 solidarity 14/15 November Trade union year of climate action In our workplaces In our communities cacctu.org.uk/yoa
Online meeting Tuesday 21 October 7pm Why the climate crisis is an international working class issue: building global solidarity Trade union year of climate action Hear from international speakers ahead of COP30
Sarah Woolley, BFAWU Gen Sec speaking, and next to her, Liz Wheatley, Unison, Tahir Latif, Greener Jobs Alliance, Miranda Irwin, Heat Strike, Sarah Kipatrick, NEU President. Banner on table: The Climate Crisis is a Working Class Issue. Trade Union Year of Climate Action 2025-2026
TUC fringe meeting Sun 7th Sept 6.30pm The climate crisis is a working class issue - building a year of trade union climate action Sarah Woolley, Gen Sec, BFAWU Sarah Kilpatrick, President, NEU Liz Wheatley, Unison Suzanne Jeffery, CACCTU Miranda Irwin, Heat Strike Chair, Tahir Latif, Greener Jobs Alliance Meeting room 1C Brighton Centre
TUC fringe meeting Sun 7th Sept 6.30pm The climate crisis is a working class issue - building a year of trade union climate action Sarah Woolley, Gen Sec, BFAWU Sarah Kilpatrick, President, NEU Liz Wheatley, Unison Suzanne Jeffery, CACCTU Miranda Irwin, Heat Strike Chair, Tahir Latif, Greener Jobs Alliance Meeting room 1C Brighton Centre
Workers Planet 7th Sept Brighton 15.00-16.30 Workshop: Building a year of trade union climate action. Venue: Community Base
TUC fringe meeting Sun 7th Sept 6.30pm The climate crisis is a working class issue - building a year of trade union climate action Sarah Woolley, Gen Sec, BFAWU Meeting room 1C Brighton Centre Sarah Kilpatrick, President, NEU Liz Wheatley, Unison Suzanne Jeffery, CACCTU Miranda Irwin, Heat Strike Chair, Tahir Latif, Greener Jobs Alliance
This is a heat emergency. Transport workers need your help urgently Mass leafleting from 11am Friday 18th July Meet us at Bus stop F Liverpool Street Station We will be leafleting members of the public asking them to contact TFL to demand they TURN ON the air cooling/con systems on the transport buses and trains, give additional break to drivers & ensure they have access to cool water.
Crowd outside council building holding placards and banners.
Two women hold a banner 'The climate crisis is a working class issue. Trade union year of climate action 2025-2026' Other people with flags and banners in the background.
Hand holding flyer saying 'too hot to work - heat strike'
Turn up the Heat Week of Action Mon 14 to Sun 20 July 2025 Meltdown Monday - Day of online action Tipping Point Tuesday - Day of banner drops in your sunniest local location Workers Wednesday - Day of lunchtime walk-outs Thermometer Thursdays - Day of taking pictures of thermometers in workplaces Fire Friday - Day of rally outside Parliament Warm Weekend - Cool stations across our communities
Person holding up banner (fully covering them) saying HEAT STRIKE: COOL IT
Group with banners including Campaign against Climate Change trade union group, Sefton Unison, Barnet Unison, Portsmouth Trades Council, Southend on Sea Unison Local Government Branch, University of Bristol Unison, Unison Tower Hamlets, Bristol TUC
Firefighters and the Climate Emergency Ben Selby, FBU Assistant General Secretary Clara Paillard, Unite Grassroots Climate Justice Caucus & CACCTU Chris Baugh, GMB Branch Chair (personal capacity) & former Assistant General Secretary of PCS Andy Warren, London FBU NE Area Organiser Chair: Kasey LeGall, FBU B&EMM Secretary Conference fringe meeting Thurs 22 May 6pm
DEFRA London and South East (001067) Conference notes the recent publication of the government's "Al Opportunities Action Plan" and proposals to scale up use of Al within the Public Sector. Whilst conference recognises the opportunities Al presents for improving the delivery of public services, it also notes that the Action Plan does not mention the resource impacts -particularly energy and water use and the extraction of rare minerals- related to the widespread use of this technology, or the potential impacts on civil service workforce planning. Initial assessments of the impacts of Al use on water and energy consumption suggest that a person engaging with an Al language model and having 10 to 50 responses drives the consumption of a half-litre of fresh water. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that data centres' electricity consumption in 2026 will be double that of 2022 - 1,000 terawatts, roughly equivalent to Japan's current total energy consumption. Conference instructs the incoming NEC to engage with government on the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of increased use of Al. This will require an assessment of the impacts of the introduction of this new technology on the job security of civil servants and on our ability to meet Greening Government commitments and legally mandated environmental targets, such as carbon budgets.
Charlotte Smith on stage at PCS conference moving the climate motion.
Trade union and climate banners assembled in front of Parliament
screenshot of newsletter front page
Photo of stall with title 'trade unions acting on climate' and lots of different flyers.
Wed 7th May 7pm online meeting: TRADE UNION YEAR OF CLIMATE ACTION The Climate Crisis is a Working Class Issue - Building a Year of Trade Union Climate Action Logo: With Banners Held High
We Demand Change Saturday 29 March 11am-5pm, London