A Matter of Time: Building a Labor-Environment Coalition in New York State

Union, Service Employees International Union, Spring 1990.

Tuminaro Dominick , “Organizing For a Statewide Network of Occupational Disease Diagnostic Centers,” New Solutions, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1990.

Merrill Michael , “No Pollution Prevention without Income Protection: A Challenge to Environmentalists,” New Solutions, Vol. 1, No. 3, Winter, 1991.

The following provide helpful information on labor-environment connections and some of the organizations involved: Cohen G. and O'Connor J. , eds., Fighting Toxics: A Manual for Protecting Your Family, Community, and Workplace, Washington: Island Press, 1990; Factor D. and Uehlein J. , Organizing for Safe Work in a Safe World: Using Health, Safety, and Environmental Issues in Organizing and Coordinating Campaigns, Washington: AFL-CIO, 1990; Organizing for Health and Safety, volume 16 of Labor Research Review, Chicago: Midwest Center for Labor Research, 1990; Brecher J. and Costello T. , eds., Building Bridges: The Emerging Grassroots Coalition of Labor and Community, NY: Monthly Review Press, 1990.

Global Warming Watch: Climate Change and the World Economy from a Trade Union Perspective, The Public Health Institute, 853 Broadway, Room 2014, New York, NY 10003.

Blueprint for Prevention: A Guide to Preventing Chemical Releases, Center for Emergency Response Planning, Workplace Health Fund, 815 16th St., Suite 301, Washington, DC 20006, 1989.

Contact Keith Mestrich, Food & Allied Service Trades, AFL-CIO, 815 16th St., NW, Suite 408, Washington, DC 20006.

Krimerman L. and Lindenfield F. , eds., When Workers Decide: Workplace Democracy Takes Root in America, Philadelphia: New Society Publishers, expected publication summer 1991.

McLenighan V. , Sustainable Manufacturing: Saving Jobs, Saving the Environment, Center for Neighborhood Technology, 2125 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60647, 1990.

Contact the Citizens Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste, PO Box 926, Arlington, VA 22216 for The Polluters Secret Plan.

Toxic Wastes and Race in the US: A National Report on the Racial and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Communities with Hazardous Waste Sites, Commission for Racial Justice, United Church of Christ, 105 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, 1987.