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Unions block California bill to sue Big Oil for climate damage (calmatters.org)
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Note: these are oil industry unions

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[–] alberto_cottica@mastodon.green 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

@silence7 why?

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

Reading says, oil workers unions, they declined to comment.

So I’d guess they were all mah jerbs! On it.

Also this: Chris Hannan, the trades council’s president, said union members feared SB 222 would have a “chilling effect on our economy, setting gas prices through the roof, with absolutely no environmental benefits.”

Wow. Wonderful, no environmental benefits? Honestly? Sure, let the oil companies continue r*ping the planet with no limits. Perfect.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Probably have hefty contracts building oil rigs or some shit like that.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah - what?!

[–] alberto_cottica@mastodon.green 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@homesweethomeMrL I mean, why would a union do that?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I mean that too :D