According to Dave Foster, “Today’s jobs report is good news for American workers. But it doesn’t relieve Congress of its responsibility to take action to keep this momentum going and to put America back to work.”

According to Dave Foster, “The Clean Ports Act will reduce pollution at ports around the country, while creating good, green jobs building the trucks and components for them that are needed to achieve cleaner, safer ports.”

Local school officials, state, labor and environmental leaders held a press event today at George W. Gibbs, Jr. Elementary School to call for state and federal investments to modernize schools.

Local school officials, state, labor and environmental leaders held a press event at American Canyon High School today to call for state and federal investments to modernize schools.

Following the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, David Foster released a statement saying, “The world can’t wait any longer to address the climate crisis.”

According to Dave Foster, “Today’s passage of the REINS Act completes a trifecta of bills that seek only to harm our environment, health and safety while creating no jobs.”

The improvements and expansion of domestic manufacturing requirements in the “Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011” are an important step to creating and sustaining good jobs for American workers.

Mark Schauer, Co-Chair of the BlueGreen Alliance Jobs21! campaign, released a statement, “Governor Snyder has made the right call, and we hope he will continue to support strong protections for our air, land and water.”

The BlueGreen Alliance is urging Congress to oppose the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny or “REINS” Act, and the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (RFIA).

The BlueGreen Alliance opposes H.R. 3094, the “Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act,” which would apply a one-size-fits-all test to union representation elections.

Former Michigan Congressman and BlueGreen Alliance Jobs21! National Co-Chair Mark Schauer led a roundtable discussion today at the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) to urge Michigan to invest in its transportation systems.

Senator Debbie Stabenow joined local labor, environmental and business leaders in Lansing to release the new GreenMAP clean energy manufacturing plan for Michigan.