Climate Jobs Voices

Chrissy Lynch is President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and a leader of Climate Jobs Massachusetts, a labor-led coalition united to address climate change and inequality with a worker-centered, diverse, and inclusive clean energy workforce.

Byron Osbern lives in Detroit, Michigan and is a business representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 58. He previously worked as a journeyman inside wireman for 11 years.

Angela Ferritto is President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO and Secretary-Treasurer of Union Energy, a coalition of unions in Pennsylvania dedicated to creating a sustainable and innovative energy economy that allows all Pennsylvania families to have an opportunity to work in union jobs with union benefits.

Cierra Pearl lives in southern Maine and is a union member in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 567. She is a second-year apprentice inside wiremen and has worked on several solar farms.

Tyson lives in Wisconsin and is a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 139. He works as a heavy equipment operator and has worked on utility-scale solar projects across Wisconsin.

Lisa Hofmann lives in Long Island, New York and is a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 25. She has worked as an union electrician for 26 years. She is also the worksite steward, treasurer, and former president of the Woman’s Committee in her Local, and former vice president of the Electrical Minority Caucus. 

Fredy R. Jr. lives in Colorado and is a second-generation union insulator. Fredy is a member of and field representative for the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (AWIU) Local 28. Before his current role, he was an insulator for 12 years.