Eco-unionism for just transformations

Journal title ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE
Author/s Luis González Reyes
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/2
Language Italian Pages 12 P. 91-102 File size 257 KB
DOI 10.3280/ES2024-002007
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Addressing an eco-social transition in the richest economies implies a profound transfor-mation with five fundamental axes of action: decrease in material and energy consumption, localization of the economy, diversification, integration of human metabolism into the ecosys-tem and distribution of wealth. For all this to be possible, the construction of economic au-tonomy is necessary. The implications for employment of this type of transformation are very important. On the one hand, they probably imply a net loss of working hours in the economy as a whole and many branches of activity must be greatly reduced. A second conclusion is that the economy as a whole must be based on the agroecological primary sector. Based on these data, Ecologistas en Acción is working on how to address this type of trans-formation with different unions. Two strategic lines emerge. The first is the protection of people, with measures such as the distribution of employment (reduction of the working day, early retirement) or basic incomes. The second is the construction of autonomy, with measures such as the recovery and expropriation of workplaces or the construction of coop-eratives.

Keywords: Eco-unionism, Degrowth, Eco-social Crisis, Just Transformation

Jel codes: P28

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Luis González Reyes, Eco-sindacalismo per trasformazioni giuste in "ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE " 2/2024, pp 91-102, DOI: 10.3280/ES2024-002007