Turning Up the Heat: The Right to Strike and the Climate Crisis

Authors

Jeffrey Vogt, Solidarity Center, Washington DCFollow
Ruwan Subasinghe, International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)Follow

Abstract

The negative impacts of climate change on the world of work around the world are serious and certain to worsen. Further, the actions needed to mitigate and adapt to these impacts will be deeply disruptive. In 2015, the tripartite constituents of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) unanimously endorsed the ILO Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies (reaffirmed in 2023), which includes among its guiding principles the right to freedom of association and, by extension, the right to strike — an intrinsic corollary. This article explores potential bases for a right to strike in the context of the climate crisis.

Recommended Citation

Vogt, Jeffrey and Subasinghe, Ruwan (2025) "Turning Up the Heat: The Right to Strike and the Climate Crisis," Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal: Vol. 45: Iss. 2, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2819-2567.1042
Available at: https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cllpj/vol45/iss2/10

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