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This award comes on the heels of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board’s issuance of a formal complaint against Renault-Nissan for labor violations against workers seeking representation by the United Auto Workers (UAW) at their Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, where workers manufacture batteries for the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. Renault-Nissan is resisting demands for union representation by workers at several plants in Mississippi and Tennessee, including the plant in Canton. Renault-Nissan also previously rejected an offer of mediation by the U.S. State Department.
Renault-Nissan’s actions are reprehensible. Since the Canton plant opened, the company has pursued an aggressive campaign to block their employees’ right to unionize. Nissan’s anti-union campaign has included mandatory anti-union meetings, anti-union orientation sessions for new hires, retaliation against union leaders and repeated threats implying that the plant may close if the workers vote for the for representation by UAW.
To make matters worse, the workers of the Canton plant are primarily African American. Renault-Nissan is taking advantage of the long history of corporate and political repression based on race and class in Mississippi, Tennessee and the larger southern U.S.
Renault-Nissan’s position as the fourth largest car company in the world serves as an opportunity to become a corporate leader in the just transition away from outdated fossil fuels and toward clean technology. Sadly, the company is miring itself in the past with their labor practices.
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was invited to attend the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/events/2015-12-10-10-00-sierra-club-first-annual-unjust-transition-award" onclick="_gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/events/2015-12-10-10-00-sierra-club-first-annual-unjust-transition-award', 'ceremony');" target="blank" style=" box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(67, 146, 65); transition: color 0.2s linear; background: transparent;">ceremony</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and receive the award, but he declined to show. Instead, the award will travel to Mississippi with UAW representatives.
The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2015/cop21/eng/l09.pdf" onclick="_gaTracker('send', 'event', 'download', 'http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2015/cop21/eng/l09.pdf');" target="blank" style=" box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(67, 146, 65); transition: color 0.2s linear; background: transparent;">historic, universal agreement</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on climate adopted in Paris by 195 nations includes an acknowledgement of the “imperatives of a just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs” as we move from dirty fuels to clean energy. Clean energy technology that is free of climate pollution is not possible without workers, which is why a clean, renewable energy economy must be a boon for all working families. Without building that political power, we will limit the potential of clean energy and with this award, we hope Renault-Nissan and the world will take notice.
Watch the award ceremony<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/events/2015-12-10-10-00-sierra-club-first-annual-unjust-transition-award" onclick="gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/events/2015-12-10-10-00-sierra-club-first-annual-unjust-transition-award', 'here');" target="blank" style=" box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(67, 146, 65); transition: color 0.2s linear; background: transparent;">here</a>. Check out our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/labor-program" onclick="gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http://www.sierraclub.org/labor-program', 'labor');" target="blank" style=" box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(67, 146, 65); transition: color 0.2s linear; background: transparent;">labor</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://content.sierraclub.org/evguide/" onclick="_gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https://content.sierraclub.org/evguide/', 'electric vehicle');" target="blank" style=" box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(67, 146, 65); transition: color 0.2s linear; background: transparent;">electric vehicle</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>websites for more information on our vision for a just transition to clean energy.
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