Press Releases & Statements / Workers' Rights
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cancelled contracts and will no longer recognize unions representing its workers, including the American Federation of Government Employees, according to a memo obtained by the press.
Press Releases & Statements / Onshore Clean Energy
According to multiple press reports, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to cut $7 billion in federal grants awarded through the “Solar for All” program. The program helps low- and moderate-income families install solar panels and expands community solar initiatives.
Press Releases & Statements / Equity and Healthy and Safe Communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule that would roll back the 2009 “Endangerment Finding.” The finding is the main federal tool for regulating greenhouse gases, like methane and carbon dioxide. It applies to every sector that emits greenhouse gases, including power plants, cars, landfills, and oil and gas operations.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
President Donald Trump signed the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” into law today. This sweeping bill repeals clean energy investments that would create millions of manufacturing and construction jobs around the country as well as expanding energy options around the country for an overtaxed electric grid.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives upheld the Senate’s revisions to the budget bill working its way through Congress. The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” repeals clean energy investments that would create millions of manufacturing and construction jobs around the country.
Press Releases & Statements / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Union leaders and labor advocates from across Wisconsin held a virtual press conference today to speak out against President Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
Press Releases & Statements / Equity and Healthy and Safe Communities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today the cancellation of two rules regulating carbon dioxide and toxic air pollution from power plants.
Testimony & Comments / Workers' Rights
We write in strong opposition to the Office of Personnel Management’s proposed rule titled “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service,” published on April 23, 2025. Contrary to its stated intentions, this proposed rule would severely undermine the integrity and professionalism of the federal civil service by
reviving and expanding upon the discredited “Schedule F” policy from the first Trump administration—rebranded as “Schedule Policy/Career.”
Press Releases & Statements / Fairness for Workers and Communities
President Donald Trump celebrated the first 100 days of his second term in office today. Since he took the oath of office, Trump has put America on the path to a recession, gutted our government’s capacity to serve the public good, assaulted workers’ rights, and punished his political enemies.
Policy Priorities / Workers' Rights
States, municipalities, and companies can protect workers who are exposed to extreme heat by ensuring that safeguards are put into a written policy and enforced. The checklist below is your tool to ensure that workers are safeguarded against the threat of deadly heat exposure. Provisions are science-backed and designed to prevent heat illness before it…
Press Releases & Statements / Equity and Healthy and Safe Communities
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began laying off thousands of workers yesterday under the direction of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This was part of the agency’s reduction in force plan to fire 10,000 HHS workers.