Jeff Westendorf began his career with IBEW Local 146 as an apprentice 30 years ago. Since then, he’s made a career working on clean energy projects and mentoring the next generation of clean energy workers. Hear Jeff’s climate jobs story. ⬇️ www.cjnrc.org/climate-jobs...

Congratulations to Climate Jobs NY’s Executive Director, Esther Rosario, on being appointed by @mayor.nyc.gov to New York City’s Commission on Government Efficiency. The Commission is tasked with examining how to make city government work better for New Yorkers. Read more ⬇️

Across the country, working families are getting hit hard by rising energy costs and increasingly extreme weather caused by climate change. That’s why unions are leading the way for a cleaner, more secure, and affordable energy future. Subscribe to our newsletter to hear more ⬇️

Climate Jobs New Jersey is hitting the ground running with a focus on creating high-quality union jobs, tackling climate change, and reducing energy costs for working families. Read more ⬇️

As demand for electricity skyrockets, Oregon risks falling behind building enough clean energy. @climatejobsoregon.bsky.social’s plan will get the state back on track building reliable, affordable power and could create 200k direct jobs in the next 5 years alone. Read Graham Trainor's op-ed ⬇️

We need a workforce that is well-trained, fairly compensated, and committed to the climate long-term. Strong labor standards deliver that: raising wages, improving on-time project completion, and expanding access to good jobs locally. Read more at: @climatesolutions.org

Another low-snow winter would mean less water, higher energy pressure, and more strain on working families. The solution is clear: build out clean energy, strengthen our grid, and create family-wage union jobs across the state. bit.ly/4eAaEuf

Read our recent Climate Jobs Voices interview with Angela Ferritto, president of @paafl-cio.bsky.social @unionenergypa.bsky.social, a coalition of unions dedicated to creating a sustainable and innovative energy economy that allows all Pennsylvania families the opportunity for good union jobs.

Meet Cierra Pearl, a second-year apprentice with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 567 in southern Maine. Cierra hopes to see more clean energy projects built to help make life more affordable. Read her full interview: cjnrc.org/cierra/

“If we want climate policy to be popular and durable, it needs to do more than reduce emissions. It needs to materially deliver for working people—with good jobs, higher wages, and lower bills.” @maineaflcio.bsky.social Vice President Grant Provost in @commondreams.org ⬇️

Hear from union workers who built Vineyard Wind about how clean energy has already made a difference for their families and community. New video from Climate Jobs Massachusetts. ⬇️

CT Insider spoke to union workers about what it was like to build Revolution Wind. As an electrician, Thomas Kilday of IBEW Local 99 climbed turbine towers in freezing winds and rain. Seeing Revolution Wind now delivering power to local communities makes him proud of all the hard work. ⬇️

“Hundreds of hard-working people have put in hundreds of hours of labor into building something that the Northeast desperately needs: dependable, affordable, and local clean energy.” Read more from @riaflcio.bsky.social President Patrick Crowley. ⬇️ www.valleybreeze.com/opinion/the-...

Every clean energy job should be a union job with family-supporting wages and benefits. Learn more about how labor unions are building a clean energy future that works for everyone. ⬇️ www.cjnrc.org

Check out this great story from the Canadian Broadcasting Company featuring Climate Jobs Rhode Island organizer Harry Antone and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov @aflcio.org @cjnrc.org @weareliuna.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

Workers across the country are leading ambitious action to protect working families, create good union jobs, and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy. Learn more about how labor is leading on climate at cjnrc.org.

Unions are building a clean energy future that works for working people. Learn more about how labor is leading on climate at cjnrc.org.

Unions across the country are driving ambitious climate action to build an affordable clean energy economy that puts working people first. Learn more about how labor is leading on climate at cjnrc.org.

“We have invested a lot of resources, funding, and energy into training our membership for [offshore wind].” Read more in @nymag.com on how Empire Wind 1 will help NYC meet energy needs and climate goals while creating thousands of union jobs. ⬇️

Last week, union leaders gathered east of the Cascade Mountains to launch the newest labor-led climate jobs coalition: Climate Jobs Oregon. Learn more about the coalition’s plan to win climate action that delivers for Oregon’s working-class communities. ⬇️

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...