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Who gets to shape the future of work in the era of just transition?

By Giorgos Galanis and Giorgos Gouzoulis

Issue 37 // 13th October 2026

A just green transition requires more than compensating for job losses; it demands strong collective organisation, enforceable rights and meaningful worker and community participation in shaping decisions about their futures. Read more of the article

Green transition, employment restructuring and the UK steel industry

By Chris McLachlan

Issue 37 // 13th October 2026

A just transition must go beyond traditional economic restructuring to balance decarbonisation with workers’ rights, job security and meaningful participation, rather than relying on business interests to determine outcomes. Read more of the article

Who gets a voice in the green transition?

By Lilit Popoyan

Issue 37 // 13th October 2026

A just green transition requires transparent and equitable policymaking that gives workers, unions, smaller firms and affected communities a meaningful voice alongside powerful corporate interests in shaping climate policies. Read more of the article

A just transition needs strong unions and enforceable rights

By Giorgos Galanis

Issue 37 // 13th October 2026

A just transition requires enforceable workers’ rights and strong collective bargaining to ensure employers share the costs of decarbonisation fairly and protect the livelihoods of those most affected. Read more of the article

The inconsistency of just transition narratives and why it matters for workers and communities

By Béla Galgóczi

Issue 37 // 13th October 2026

The meaning of a just transition is shifting from climate ambition and protecting workers’ livelihoods towards energy security and economic competitiveness, risking weaker climate action and less proactive worker protection. Read more of the article

More than a roof: Climate displacement, inequality and work tied to place

By Dimitrios E. Efthymiou

Issue 37 // 13th October 2026

A just climate transition must empower vulnerable communities to shape adaptation and relocation decisions while addressing existing inequalities and protecting their livelihoods, social ties and self-determination. Read more of the article

A just transition for whom, and on whose terms?

By Huw Thomas and Michele Ford and Michael Gillan

Issue 37 // 13th October 2026

The just transition has gained global recognition through labour unions’ efforts, but its effectiveness depends on adapting the concept to diverse workers’ realities while building their collective power to shape decarbonisation fairly. Read more of the article