by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
Labor-climate advocates in Connecticut have just proposed a Climate and Community Investment Act. Modeled on a similar bill in New York, its goal is to be sure green jobs created in Connecticut are good jobs, and that they are filled by Connecticut workers. Advocates...
by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
The two fastest growing occupations in America are solar panel installers and wind turbine technicians. There are nearly 3.4 million workers in the green energy sector alone, outnumbering fossil fuel workers by a three-to-one margin. Now workers in this burgeoning...
by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has announced that New York State’s Common Retirement Fund, valued at over $226 billion, will decarbonize by 2040. The plan includes interim trajectory goals, rigorous reporting, staff hiring, and transparency. New York State is...
by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
by Leo Blain “Good morning, and welcome to what I hope will be a series of dialogues between union leaders and youth climate activists.” Sharan Burrow’s introduction to the recent panel Unions and Youth Together–A Just Transition for Climate Ambition was music...
by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
Congressional candidate Mike Siegal may have lost the 2020 congressional election in Texas’ 10th district, but the video above posted by Sunrise Movement shows why he won the support of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 520 and the Texas AFL-CIO...
