Debunked: Airport jobs vs Climate jobs - No to Liverpool airport expansion!
Start: 2022-03-28 18:30:00 UTC International Date Line West (GMT-12:00)
End: 2022-03-28 20:00:00 UTC International Date Line West (GMT-12:00)
This is a virtual event
Liverpool John Lennon airport have got plans to expand their runaway. Their masterplan claims that it will "support up to 12,280 jobs by 2030, and add £625 million per annum to the economy of the Liverpool City Region".
But do airport expansion create jobs? Every fossil fuel or pollutive project is usually justified with the jobs argument. It is attractive to local communities and more likely to stifle any opposition. What is the reality behind the greenwashing. Join us to learn about why we need sustainable jobs instead of expanding airport. With:
- Tahir Latif, Greener Jobs Alliance and former President of PCS union Aviation Group, done work with Stay Grounded and he is also the author of the Transport chapter of the Climate Jobs report
- Finley Asher from Safe Landing, a group of aviation workers campaigning against airport expansions
- & Mike McGrath from the GALBA campaign who have just been successful in stopping the expansion of Leeds/Bradford airport.
You can find more information about Save Oglet Shore - No to Liverpool Airport expansion campaign via our Linktree.
