Our strategy for avoiding total catastrophe
We excited to share our new strategy "Earth Strike UK: our strategy for avoiding total catastrophe". It explains why we believe strike action and a general strike are necessary for achieving climate justice, and crucially what we need to do to make that happen. You can read the strategy here: [...]
Discussions on the new anti-union laws
The labour movement is facing a grave threat in the form of a raft of new and incredibly restrictive anti-union laws. These laws will make all-out strike action in several industries outright illegal and are designed to immobilise our movement. Current anti union laws limit legal strike action to disputes [...]
An open letter from Earth Strike to all who fear for the future of our climate
Open letter from Earth Strike to all who fear for the future of our climate. The appointment of Jacob Rees-Mogg as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, should set the alarm bells ringing for the future of our climate, as it signifies the abandonment of even the [...]
Αλληλεγγύη με τους εργαζόμενους στην Kavala Oil
You can read the following statement in English here: earth-strike.co.uk/kavala-solidarity-english/ Η Kavala Oil, που ανήκει στην Energean με έδρα το Λονδίνο, κατέχει και εκμεταλλεύεται το μοναδικό κοίτασμα πετρελαίου στην Ελλάδα. Τον Απρίλιο του 2021, η Energean ανακοίνωσε ένα μονομερές πρόγραμμα αναδιάρθρωσης που είχε ως αποτέλεσμα μαζικές απολύσεις με σκοπό [...]
Solidarity with the Workers at Kavala Oil
A joint statement initiated by Earth Strike UK, IWW Environmental Committee and the Pan-Hellenic Energy Federation (PEF). Διαβάστε τη δήλωση στα ελληνικά: www.earth-strike.co.uk/kavala-solidarity-greek Kavala Oil, owned by London based Energean, owns and operates the only oil field in Greece. In April 2021, Energean announced a unilateral restructuring program which [...]
Solidarity with the sacked P&O seafarers
Recently, P&O Ferries laid off 800 members of staff without a moment's notice over a video call. While this has been widely condemned as both immoral and illegal, P&O have continued to refuse to reinstate the sacked workers. This is the latest in a string of brutal mass sackings [...]
Bristol IWW affiliates with Earth Strike UK
We are pleased to announce that the Bristol branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) has become the first union branch to affiliate with Earth Strike UK. The IWW organises workers of all types along industrial lines. One of its stated aims is to “live in harmony with [...]
COP26 Corporate Sponsors: A Barrier To A Just Transition
In November last year, representatives and leaders of most of the world's governments met in Glasgow to discuss how to respond to the climate crisis, and hopefully make a deal that would save us from the worst effects of climate change. They failed. While the conference did end with an [...]
Call for volunteers! Join our publications team
Join our new team producing all varieties of media and help get the Earth Strike message out there! The publications circle will be an autonomous group within Earth Strike UK mandated to communicate our message to our supporters and the wider public in whatever way they can. If you want [...]
Workers need the right to strike for climate justice – repeal the anti-union laws
A joint statement initiated by Earth Strike: Empower the Unions and Free Our Unions. Please add your or your organisation’s name! On 24 September, young people around the world struck for the climate. The youth climate strikes are vibrant and inspiring. They are also powerful: because they are defiant, because [...]