In a @timesunion.com op-ed, @nysut.bsky.social President Melinda Person calls for statewide investment in cleaner, healthier, and safer public school buildings. ⬇️

Unions from across New Jersey gathered in Trenton yesterday to launch Climate Jobs New Jersey, a powerful new coalition of unions united to tackle the twin crises of climate change and inequality by building an affordable, reliable, and equitable clean energy economy.

New story from @nytimes.com features comments from State Fed President @patcrowley401.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/c... @aflcio.org @cjnrc.org

“We want to make sure [union members] have a lifelong career, not just a job,” said Joe Duffy, executive director of Climate Jobs Illinois. More from @publicnewsservice.bsky.social about how the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act's passage will deliver good union jobs for Illinois workers. ⬇️

Climate Jobs New Jersey is seeking an Executive Director to be based in Trenton, NJ. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @cjnrc.org

Union Energy PA joined over 200 labor, faith, and community leaders from 12 Appalachian states for a gathering focused on charting a just and sustainable future for working families. Read more from @indcatholicnews.bsky.social ⬇️

“Maine has proven that fighting climate change, creating good jobs, and saving families money can go hand in hand.” Francis Eanes of Maine Labor Climate Council and Nicholas Janzen of @maineconservation.bsky.social in @bangordailynews.bsky.social. ⬇️

“[C]reating and protecting high-wage, safe, career-building union clean energy jobs is more important than ever. We should be investing in green energy, not delivering pink slips.” More from @markey.senate.gov and Mass. Building Trades Unions President Frank Callahan in @masslive.bsky.social ⬇️

The @riaflcio.bsky.social is leading the charge on a lawsuit to reverse the termination of Solar for All, a $7 billion grant program intended to save money on energy costs for working people while creating good union jobs installing solar on homes. More from @nytimes.com ⬇️

Pennsylvania labor leaders Angela Ferritto and Robert Bair joined the Energy Policy Now podcast to discuss the push to expand clean energy with strong labor standards. Listen here ⬇️ kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/p...

At our #ClimateWeekNYC panel, @whitehouse.senate.gov stressed the consequences of inaction on climate: “The costs of inaction are only going to get worse as climate change threatens an economic crisis that could dwarf the Great Recession.”

At #ClimateWeekNYC, John Podesta emphasized the role states must play in building a clean energy future that works for everyone. “..it’s more important than ever for states to take action and local labor unions to lead the way toward a clean energy economy that delivers for working people.”

During our #ClimateWeekNYC panel, @budzinski.house.gov underscored how climate action must work for working people.

“For climate policy to be durable and equitable, it needs to deliver for working people with good jobs and more affordable energy.” – @patcrowley401.bsky.social, President of the @riaflcio.bsky.social. #ClimateWeekNYC

CJNRC hosted John Podesta, @whitehouse.senate.gov, @budzinski.house.gov, and @riaflcio.bsky.social's @patcrowley401.bsky.social at @32bjseiu.bsky.social's HQ for a panel discussion on how states can meet the moment with ambitious climate action that centers workers. #ClimateWeekNYC

Big news for workers in New England covered in today's @heatmap.news morning newsletter from @alexckaufman.bsky.social.

To paraphrase Chico Mendes, environmentalism without the labor movement is just gardening, that's why tomorrow I'll be in NYC discussion a climate action agenda for working families. @climateactionri.org @cjnrc.org @americanprogress.bsky.social @aflcio.org

Texas Climate Jobs Project launched a new report that shows how Austin can create hundreds of high-quality local jobs and save millions of dollars every year on energy costs by installing solar panels on city-owned buildings. Read the report here. ⬇️ txclimatejobs.org/reports

Leaders of Climate Jobs Washington penned an op-ed in the @seattletimes.com about the state’s transmission crisis–and why solving it is key to creating good union jobs and delivering affordable power. ⬇️ www.seattletimes.com/opinion/step...

Join us at @climategroup.bsky.social's #ClimateWeekNYC! Hear from John Podesta, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Representative Nikki Budzinski, and Patrick Crowley of the @riaflcio.bsky.social about a climate action agenda that delivers for working people. 💪 Learn more and register here. ⬇️

“Now, it is up to states like ours to step up and lead the way to an energy-independent future that provides New Yorkers with affordable, reliable power and creates family-supporting union jobs.” From LiUNA’s Mike Hellstrom in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social. ⬇️

This #LaborDay, and all year long, unions are leading the fight for a safer, healthier clean energy future.

Building Colorado’s clean energy future must not only create good union jobs, but ensure pathways to lifelong union careers. Learn more about union pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. ⬇️ www.climatejobsco.org

All climate jobs should be union jobs. We’re a coalition of unions on a mission to build an affordable clean energy economy that puts Coloradans first. ⬇️ climatejobsco.org

Unions in Maine are leading on efforts to build clean energy and create union jobs. More from @publicnewsservice.bsky.social ⬇️

“Together, these ambitious bills put Maine on a pathway to energy independence and affordability, and will create thousands of good-paying Maine jobs,” said Francis Eanes, Executive Director of Maine Labor Climate Council. More from @mainemorningstar.com. ⬇️

In a @bangordailynews.bsky.social op-ed, Maine State Representative Kilton Webb urges Senator Susan Collins to “continue being the leader we need and fix this reckless legislation” by protecting federal clean energy investments and the good union jobs they create.

Wisconsin’s unions are building the clean energy future–and standing up for investments that are creating jobs, lowering costs, and delivering power to our grid. Read Kent Miller, President of the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council, in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. ⬇️

In a @seattletimes.com op-ed, IBEW Local 46’s Nicole Grant calls on Congress to protect federal energy investments that are helping Washington’s working families. ⬇️ www.seattletimes.com/opinion/prot...

In a @bangordailynews.bsky.social op-ed, Grant Provost calls on Maine’s Congressional leaders to defend federal clean energy tax credits as the budget process plays out in the Senate. ⬇️ www.bangordailynews.com/2025/05/28/o...

“Congress must safeguard critical clean energy incentives that will improve our public schools, support good-paying jobs and reduce energy expenses.” Read more in @bridgemi.com from @meaonline.bsky.social's Brett Smith and @aft.org Michigan's Terrence Martin. ⬇️ www.bridgemi.com/guest-commen...

“Hayley Lawrence, who lives in Augusta, said it would be a ‘mistake’ to take away the tax credits that have helped create jobs for people like her." @mainemorningstar.com on Maine Labor Climate Council’s press conference calling on lawmakers to preserve federal clean energy tax credits. ⬇️

“If we want to create more clean energy projects and family-supporting jobs in our communities, we need all of our federal representatives, including US Rep. James, to protect these investments." Read IBEW Local 58’s Jim Soosik in @planetdetroit.org ⬇️ planetdetroit.org/2025/05/ibew...

Fredy is a second-generation union insulator in Colorado and member of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (AWIU) Local 28. Learn more about how Fredy and other union members are creating a worker-centered clean energy economy here: cjnrc.org/fredy-r

@heatmap.news spoke with Mike Barnwell of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights about how unions are leading the fight to preserve federal clean energy investments that have been a game-changer for Michigan workers. ⬇️ heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...

“This is the time for the federal government to step up and help make this vision a reality, to deliver affordability and jobs to our economy... Protect federal incentives for clean energy.” Read @climatejobsco.bsky.social labor leaders in @durangoherald.bsky.social ⬇️

“Repealing or weakening these investments would slam the brakes on job growth… Doing so would be a catastrophic mistake – not just for our environment, but for our workforce, economy, and household energy costs.” @ilaflcio.bsky.social's Pat Devaney writes in @chicago.suntimes.com ⬇️

In a letter to @bangordailynews.bsky.social, Yanel Greene of Ironworkers Local 7 highlights how federal clean energy incentives are making a difference for working families in Maine. ⬇️

Hear from James Harrison, a third generation Utility Workers member, about how federal clean energy incentives are transforming the coal-fired power plant that he, his father, and his grandfather worked at into the region's largest battery storage facility to power Michigan's clean energy future.

Unions in Pennsylvania are taking action in support of federal clean energy investments. In a letter to the Observer-Reporter, Washington-Greene Central Labor Council Secretary Donna Patrina explains what’s at stake for working Pennsylvanians. ⬇️ www.observer-reporter.com/opinion/lett...

Unions and climate jobs coalitions across the country are leading the way to create jobs and build clean energy by championing pro-worker climate action. Stay up-to-date by subscribing to our weekly newsletter: Climate Jobs Beat. ⬇️ cjnrc.org/newsletter

A recent episode of @marketplace.org covered @climatejobsco.bsky.social and the new coalition’s mission: to scale up Colorado’s clean energy economy with good union jobs that support working families. Listen to the full episode. 🎧 www.marketplace.org/2025/02/14/u...

The CJNRC (Climate Jobs National Resource Center) seeks a Staff Attorney. This is a REMOTE position (CJNRC is based in New York). Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @cjnrc.bsky.social

A recent @canarymedia.com story covers the stakes of clean energy investments for manufacturing jobs in Massachusetts, featuring commentary from the projects' union workers. ⬇️ www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

Across the country, unions and climate jobs coalitions are working to build a clean energy future that works for working people. Get the latest news and updates on labor-led climate action by subscribing to our weekly newsletter: Climate Jobs Beat. ⬇️ cjnrc.org/newsletter

Union Energy Pennsylvania held a Faith and Labor Summit in Harrisburg, PA, bringing together labor, faith, and community leaders to build support for investments in clean energy and union jobs. Read more from their joint op-ed in @pennlive.com. ⬇️ www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...

A new report from the Texas Climate Jobs Project reveals a massive opportunity for Texas public schools and civic buildings to save millions in energy costs while creating tens of thousands of good-paying union jobs. See the full report. ⬇️ www.txclimatejobs.org/reports

Hear from unions and climate jobs coalitions about how investments in clean energy create good union jobs that lead to financial security for working families, support stronger local economies, and protect our climate. More from @theguardian.com. ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Rhode Island workers are invested in clean energy projects that will benefit our communities for generations to come. We aren’t afraid to build a future that works for working people…” Climate Jobs Rhode Island’s Aislinn Hanley & Clean Water Action's Emily Howe. ⬇️ www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Labor is leading the way to a clean energy future in Colorado. In a recent op-ed, @climatejobsco.bsky.social’s principal officers and labor leaders wrote about why unions representing tens of thousands of Coloradan workers united to form this new coalition. ⬇️ coloradonewsline.com/2025/01/28/l...