Saving the Planet and Creating Jobs: W3 Atlantic Forum 2011 - Program

The document summarizes presentations from the speakers at the Saving the Planet and Creating Jobs: Work in a Warming World Atlantic Forum. This two-day conference was held at St Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, on September 29-30 2011, and brought together academics, union leaders, and practitioners from Canada and the U.S. Northeast. The presentations highlight the green initiatives to date of the Atlantic federations of labour, CUPW, Blue Green Alliance, United Steelworkers, Emerald Alliance, and others, with a view to inspiring cooperation between labour and environmental groups. Some presentations in French and English, and fuller versions of some presentations can be found in this archive by searching by author or subject.