Motion 7
Just Transition
“That this Congress recognises the need to deliver a just transition to a ‘Green Economy’ and notes that inadequate housing is responsible for almost a third of carbon emissions.
“Congress notes that, far from delivering a renewables jobs boom, we are losing jobs, undermining faith in a so-called ‘just transition’.
“Congress believes that just transition should mean: high quality, unionised jobs; people remaining in jobs, doing alternative work with pay and conditions protected and improved; freedom from fear of periods of unemployment or jobs with less security, lower pay and less terms and conditions.
“Congress believes that decisions on fossil fuel extraction licences or public money for environmental initiatives should be conditional upon the implementation of just transition measures agreed with trade unions.
“Congress also believes that the need to plan and organise a proper and effective just transition requires: an extension of public ownership; investment in skills and apprenticeships; and removal of barriers to apply transferable skills via measures such as a ‘training passport’ in the oil & gas sector.
“Congress calls for national investment for council house building and the retrofitting of existing homes and buildings in every community - tackling fuel poverty and creating much needed skilled and unionised jobs underpinned by collective bargaining agreements and the Unite Construction Charter.
“Congress believes that such an approach, based on a key delivery role for Energy, Local Government and Construction workers and protecting jobs, pay and conditions, is essential if the transition to a Green Economy is to be truly ‘Just’.”
Mover: Unite Scotland
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