Sustainable Transport and the Environment Guide - Unite the Union

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Power sharing forum - turning off lights – recycle water Green reps let H&S reps to be green rep – out of recession pick up Q2 What sustainability policies should unions be pushing for with national government and how should these be progressed? Use of taxation to encourage sustainable transport – higher stock level set against tax Q3 What sustainability policies should unions be pushing for at European and International levels and how should these be progressed? Through social net works Q4 On motorways is down – railways traffic down, large second-hand market for lorries – decommission old lorries and add new EU standards Green Group Q1 What can unions do in the workplace to encourage environmental and social sustainability? Fuel savings – stationary vehicles switch off – company introduce company transport scheme – promote share transport – Technology educate and train. Q2 What sustainability policies should unions be pushing for with national government and how should these be progressed? Environmental reps – pursue issues to where we want to be rerouting – do we need railways track – do we need to reroute – saving achieved reinvested Q3 What sustainability policies should unions be pushing for at European and International levels and how should these be progressed? Global solutions on issues – not move problem from one side of the globe to the other Q4 How can unions ensure that the transport system that emerges from the recession is a sustainable one? Companies put environmental issues on backburner – concentrate on profits – minimum environmental or employment or social standards 7.8 Blue Group Q1 What can unions do in the workplace to encourage environmental and social sustainability? encourage companies to introduce recycling scheme to include eg waste metals, oil, tyres etc – motion detector/energy efficient lighting work out payback times, survey people for their opinions. plant tree when by a lorry Measuring how much fuel is saved – Leicester Arriva giving people a bonus on the fuel saved per driver. First are doing this too. Maybe need for more collective solutions? Limit speed - UPS vans are limited to 57mph. Union involvement in driving training crucial. First are all having Smiths training – an advanced driving course. This is going to be part of the new 91
CPC training – all drivers have 5 days training. Concentrates on 5 keys – not getting too close, etc. Easier to ask people to be economical at work than at home – people care less. Enforcement of working time eg busworkers charter, linking to scheduling Leaving cabs pleasant (litter free, smoke free) for other drivers All parts of union to negotiate for travel plans Negotiate on vehicle types Q2 What sustainability policies should unions be pushing for with national government and how should these be progressed? Better town planning – environmental reps have same rights as SS Working time – revision of driving hours and working time directives Taxing empty running Political control to challenge just in time delivery- planning, regulation – nationalisation? Commission to look at sustainable transport Overturn the privatised, deregulated bus transport Transport hubs (freight depots) from railways that are then unloaded into. Freight corridors that are designed and planned, integrated with rail – maybe even canal. Q3 What sustainability policies should unions be pushing for at European and International levels and how should these be progressed? Levy on empty running on planes and ships (planes running empty to keep the slots) Working with sister unions Consider international fuel duty on aviation Tackle flags of convenience Similar approach to all forms of transport – better global standards, improved conditions, more regulation Q4 How can unions ensure that the transport system that emerges from the recession is a sustainable one? Race to bottom means road haulage under-cutting more environmentally friendly transport eg lost feeder service from Southampton to Grangemouth – gone from sea back to road –the road hauliers are undercutting everyone – forced rates right down. They will do it even if they make £1 load. Intensifying competition, driving down standards Increased use of clearing houses by independent haulier Tackling this needs regulation and tariff controls and supporting increased funding for public transport. 7.9 Orange Group Q1 Most workplaces not well organised need to deal issues talk about TU delivering sustainable. Social stainable is important for our industries. Need to home in on what policies need connection with workforce. Need well organised teams – green reps as add on will not work 92
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Table of Contents Page Acknowledgem
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emissions of CO2 from UK aviation..
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might bring about economic efficien
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contribution from Unite is hopefull
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taking action, would, he said, lead
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2003 30,000 older people across Eur
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are concerns that biofuels actually
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