2025-2026 has been declared the Year of Trade Union Climate Action.
Workers everywhere are fighting for action to tackle climate change, organising to futureproof at-risk jobs, mobilising to protect vulnerable communities here and abroad, and sweating for a low-carbon economy that works for workers. Backed by motions at both the 2024 and 2025 TUC Congress, November sees the start of an important year of UK union action on the climate emergency. On Friday 14 November, 2025 the Campaign Against Climate Change (CACC) Trade Union Group hopes every union branch in every workplace will demand action to tackle the climate crisis through lunchtime protests, handing out leaflets, linking up with community actions, or raising issues such as working temperatures and air quality at work, for example. The following day, events demanding climate action and climate justice will take place across the world to coincide with the COP 30 international climate negotiations in Brazil. The UNISON public services, Unite general, NEU education, PCS public and commercial services, UCU university and college, FBU firefighters’ and BFAWU foodworkers’ unions are among those taking part in the year of action. As well as the events on 14 and 15 November, the NEU will support a National Emergency Briefing on climate and nature in London on 27 November. Eight leading experts will brief 850 politicians and business, culture and faith leaders, as well as the media, with the aim of helping “to trigger a societal tipping point towards emergency-level climate and nature action”. The NEU is also running a series of continuing professional development webinars for members, while its annual Health, Safety and Environment Briefing in November includes sessions on clean air, green bargaining, and the Climate Ambassadors scheme. The latter, promoted by the Department for Education, aims to boost sustainability and climate action in educational settings. In March 2026, unions in education — the NEU, UCU, NAHT and UNISON — will hold a climate and nature festival. This will look at how to support and upskill a just transition, inspiring climate action in education settings. It will examine how to foster a community of educators taking action, share best practice and success stories, and link to international educators, including those from the global south.
2025-2026 has been declared the Year of Trade Union Climate Action.
Workers everywhere are fighting for action to tackle climate change, organising to futureproof at-risk jobs, mobilising to protect vulnerable communities here and abroad, and sweating for a low-carbon economy that works for workers. Backed by motions at both the 2024 and 2025 TUC Congress, November sees the start of an important year of UK union action on the climate emergency. On Friday 14 November, 2025 the Campaign Against Climate Change (CACC) Trade Union Group hopes every union branch in every workplace will demand action to tackle the climate crisis through lunchtime protests, handing out leaflets, linking up with community actions, or raising issues such as working temperatures and air quality at work, for example. The following day, events demanding climate action and climate justice will take place across the world to coincide with the COP 30 international climate negotiations in Brazil. The UNISON public services, Unite general, NEU education, PCS public and commercial services, UCU university and college, FBU firefighters’ and BFAWU foodworkers’ unions are among those taking part in the year of action. As well as the events on 14 and 15 November, the NEU will support a National Emergency Briefing on climate and nature in London on 27 November. Eight leading experts will brief 850 politicians and business, culture and faith leaders, as well as the media, with the aim of helping “to trigger a societal tipping point towards emergency-level climate and nature action”. The NEU is also running a series of continuing professional development webinars for members, while its annual Health, Safety and Environment Briefing in November includes sessions on clean air, green bargaining, and the Climate Ambassadors scheme. The latter, promoted by the Department for Education, aims to boost sustainability and climate action in educational settings. In March 2026, unions in education — the NEU, UCU, NAHT and UNISON — will hold a climate and nature festival. This will look at how to support and upskill a just transition, inspiring climate action in education settings. It will examine how to foster a community of educators taking action, share best practice and success stories, and link to international educators, including those from the global south.
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