英文摘要 |
This research examines the relations between environmental movement organisations (green) and trade unions (red) in recent petrochemical environmental disputes in Kaohsiung. The author found that issues such as petrochemical industry downsizing, pollution and occupational health, and industrial transition may influence interactions and relations between the green and the red, which are marked by three kinds of relations: zero-sum relation, mutual-empathy relation, and cooperative/competitive relation. By identifying these three relations, we may be able to properly understand the conflicts and cooperation between the two camps. The experiences of petrochemical environmental disputes in Kaohsiung have shown that three factors significantly influence the development of red-green interactions: (1) the vision and capacity of the movement activists; (2) the configuration of the movement and its organizations including the existence of movement networks and bridge brokers; and (3) the external structural elements that condition the activists and the organizations, such as the tension brought by capital accumulation and environmental degradation or the historically critical moment of democratization and social transformation such as the Kaohsiung Gas Explosion and Sunflower Movement. In order to react to the pressure brought by the climate change crisis and the increasing contradiction between capital and the environment and society, the professional environmental organizations tend to enlarge the social foundation of the campaign and switch their position from one of confrontation against unions to a campaign for a ‘just transition’. However, the unions in Kaohsiung are far from holding a proper understanding of what a ‘just transition’ entails. Whether the crises can move the union movement to a more positive position toward red-green cooperation or even alliance is largely reliant on the three factors mentioned in the research. |