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The article discusses the need for the US labor movement to prioritize worker solidarity and address the intersection of labor and climate issues. It highlights the challenges faced by working people in meeting their basic needs and argues that the environmental movement must understand and address these concerns in order to gain support from workers. The article also criticizes the US labor movement for its historical lack of focus on climate change and advocates for a robust federal Just Transition program to support workers in transitioning to a climate-safe world. It calls for the labor movement to develop a climate plan and disassemble the divisions that exist between labor and climate issues. [Extracted from the article]

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