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"Green Unions in a Grey World"

Labor Environmentalism and International Institutions

Pomona College

International labor environmentalism, a significant innovation in global politics, centers on the role of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions at the United Nations' Commission on Sustainable Development and other bodies. Unions face multiple challenges in international institutions, for example, from partnerships that privatize government functions and from disagreements within unions. Nonetheless, this article finds that environmentalism arising from the character of trade unions and the ideology of leaders has great potential.

Key Words: sustainable development • workplace greening • labor movement • trade unions • global unionism • worker heath and safety • partnerships • United Nations

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