Leading US union SEIU makes fighting climate change a campaign priority
by Jana Kasperkevic and Oliver Milman in New York from on (#1EVX1)
- Members of 2m-strong union add environmental justice to priority list
- Union says climate change disproportionately affects its low-income members
One of the US's largest unions voted to use political pressure to fight climate change on Tuesday, citing events such as Hurricane Sandy, the California drought and the water situation in Flint, Michigan, as examples of how the phenomenon disproportionately affects its members.
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