Labour's Response to Environmental Issues: A New Brunswick Case Study

The jobs vs. environment question is explored in the context of the province of New Brunswick. Where does labour in New Brunswick see itself on the issue? What responses has labour made over the last forty years or so to environmental issues? What factors determine such responses? Has there been co-operation and have there been alliances between labour and the environmental movement? What stands out as most significant in labour’s responses? What are some of the stories? What can we learn from them? We have interviewed labour and environmental leaders in the province and gathered statistics and documents, including those containing resolutions from NB Federation of Labour conventions, in an attempt to get some of the answers to these questions.Work in a Warming World (W3