To protect hard working, middle class individuals, Michigan needs to enshrine collective bargaining rights in the state constitution.

This fall, Michigan residents could have an opportunity to adopt a measure that will create and sustain good jobs for Michigan workers and protect the Great Lakes State’s environmental beauty.

18President Obama recently announced that new power plants would have to meet a stronger standard when it comes to the amount of pollution they put out into the air. The standard will require new plants to emit fewer greenhouse gases, or carbon pollution, into the air when they operate. And what this means is that new plants will…

Jim Clark, president of IUE-CWA, the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America, was recognized today in a White House ceremony as a Champion of Change, for demonstrating corporate environmental leadership.

The BlueGreen Alliance released a statement after the passing of AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades President Mark Ayers, calling him a visionary leader in the labor movement and for the transition to a clean economy.

Despite the economic recession of the late 2000s, which confronted Americans with unemployment, stagnant wages, and rising fuel costs, there was one sector that outshone the rest: the clean economy. Pennsylvania is poised to gain from
investing in green.

The Production Tax Credit (PTC) is a proven job creator that is essential to the growth of the American wind industry. We need to take action now to extend the Production Tax Credit, save jobs, and compete in the global clean energy economy.

In this fact sheet, the BlueGreen Alliance explains how supporting clean industry can create American jobs and keep the U.S. competitive.

Despite the recent economic recession, which confronted Americans with unemployment, stagnant wages, and rising fuel costs, there was one sector that outshone the rest: the clean economy.

Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield) today joined representatives from the BlueGreen Alliance, PG&E, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and IBEW 1245 solar energy workers to call for clean energy jobs that can recharge our economy.

“We are very proud of what our members at Knouse Foods are doing,” said John Cakmakci, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 951 Secretary-Treasurer.

With Georgia’s unemployment rate hovering around 10 percent for over two years, Georgia is poised to gain from investing in green. This report looks at the state of the clean energy economy in Georgia and the opportunities for growth in it.