Signing of Landmark Clean Energy Action Will Create Good-Paying Jobs, Improve Environment
Clean Buildings for Washington Act and Bill to Move State to 100 Percent Carbon-Free Energy Signed Into Law in Olympia
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Letters / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Letter on SHB 1257 – Clean Buildings for Washington Act
Our coalition has endorsed Substitute HB 1257, the Clean Buildings for Washington Act, because we believe it helps promote our shared priorities to create a clean and fair economy.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Infrastructure and Community Resilience
Making the Grade 2.0: Investing in America’s Infrastructure to Create Quality Jobs and Protect the Environment.
Infrastructure Improvements Could Create 14.5 Million Job-Years, Increase GDP By 1.66 Trillion, Reduce Emissions Over Next Decade
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Supplying Ingenuity II: U.S. Suppliers Of Key Clean, Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Technologies
Over the past decade, the U.S. automotive industry has demonstrated that we can bring back American jobs and manufacturing and enhance industry competitiveness and profitability. American workers are building world-leading, popular vehicles that save consumers billions at the pump, enhance energy security, and cut pollution.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Washington State BlueGreen Alliance Climate Policy Principles
The Washington State BlueGreen Alliance released their policy principles that highlight what efforts they support to address climate change, create quality jobs, and ensure a just transition for workers impacted by America’s energy transition.
Testimony & Comments / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Washington State BlueGreen Alliance Comments on 7th Power and Conservation Plan
The BlueGreen Alliance of Washington State, a partnership between labor, environmental, and community groups across our state, submitted the following comments on the draft 7th Power and Conservation Plan for consideration.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Infrastructure and Community Resilience
Repair Washington: Creating Good Jobs, Strengthening Infrastructure, and Building Climate Solutions
Rebuilding and upgrading Washington’s infrastructure gives us a great opportunity to create tens of thousands of family wage union jobs, reduce income inequality, make our economy more efficient and productive, reduce climate-‐disrupting pollution, and protect our communities from severe weather effects caused by climate change. In this report, the BlueGreen Alliance identifies needed investment—some of…
Infrastructure and Community Resilience
BlueGreen Alliance Report Shows Washington Stands to Gain, Sustain 77,900 Jobs by Repairing, Upgrading Infrastructure
A new report shows Washington State could create or sustain 77,900 jobs by repairing and updating the state’s infrastructure.
Testimony & Comments / Clean Economy Union Jobs
David Foster’s Remarks at Pacific Collaborative Climate Pact Event
The Pacific Coast Collaborative, three West Coast governors and the Premier of British Columbia, released an historic climate pact agreement, setting a price on carbon and investing in clean energy and climate-resilient infrastructure.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
A Common Position on the Future of Oil
In four roundtables held in California, Louisiana, Washington and Texas, 97 workers represented by the United Steelworkers and members of the Sierra Club participated in the drafting of a common position on the future of oil.