“The NTEU National Council calls on the ALP and on opposition parties to support:
1) Abandonment of the CPRS legislation and development of a national pollution
reduction strategy that does not primarily rely on market mechanisms.
2) A target of a minimum 40 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on 1990
levels by 2020 as a step towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
3) A planned transition from coal-fired generators to renewable energy sources,
including reskilling and good quality alternative employment for affected workers.
4) An urgent public investment program in public transport, renewable energy and the
sustainable retrofitting of the nation’s housing stock.
5) Legislation that gives effect to the Just Transition recommendations endorsed by the
ACTU and the United Nations Environment Programme and ensures the social costs
of climate change mitigation and adaptation are not borne disproportionately by
households.
6) Development of a national green employment strategy that meets international best
practice standards on decent work and measurably reduces greenhouse gas
emissions.
7) Development of a national strategy that identifies unsustainable industry and
consumer demand levels, and addresses their employment implications.
Amendment of the Fair Work Act in line with ALP 2007 policy to facilitate bargaining
about environmental claims by industrial parties.
The NTEU will campaign in support of this position within the wider community, the union
movement and the ACTU.
National Council encourages Divisions and Branches to actively support rallies and other
initiatives from the climate change movement designed to win government action along the
lines indicated above.”
right to strike on the environment
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