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Climate Jobs Illinois<\/h1>\n

Climate Jobs Illinois coalition will advocate for a pro-worker, pro-climate agenda. The coalition will push for a thoughtful but ambitious clean energy transition through practical policies that create union jobs on large scale clean energy projects to lower the state\u2019s high unemployment rate, reduce its emissions and close the growing income inequality gap in disadvantaged communities.<\/p>\n

The coalition represents hundreds of thousands of Illinois working men and women who are best suited to build Illinois\u2019 new clean-energy economy from the ground up. By advocating for bold clean energy investments with comprehensive labor standards, including prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements, labor peace agreements, project labor agreements, and responsible bidder requirements, Climate Jobs Illinois is working to ensure these jobs create more pathways to the middle class, especially for communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.<\/p>\n

Since the pandemic began, Illinois has lost<\/a> around 600,000 jobs. Nearly half of those will likely never<\/a> come back. The pandemic has also highlighted the effects of growing income inequality in Illinois and across the country, with disproportionate numbers of black and brown communities suffering job losses and significantly higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death.<\/p>\n

Governing Board leadership for Climate Jobs Illinois include Illinois AFL-CIO President and Chair Tim Drea, Illinois Secretary Treasurer Pat Devaney, Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter and Chicago & Cook County Building & Construction Trades Council President Ralph Affrunti.\u00a0 Executive Committee members of Climate Jobs Illinois are: Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers State Council, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union, Laborers International Union of North America Midwest Region, Laborers International Union of North America Great Lakes Region, Service Employees International Union Local 1 and United Auto Workers Region 4.<\/p>\n

Climate Jobs Illinois\u2019 members recognize that introducing an ambitious but practical plan to invest in clean-energy infrastructure can drastically address the climate crisis while also closing the income inequality gap. In the coming weeks, the coalition will roll out a series of proposals focused on maximizing emissions reductions that create or sustain union jobs and apprentice programs in areas hit hard by the current economic crisis as well as by historic underfunding and discriminatory policies.<\/p>\n

The coalition will put forward innovative proposals that support state renewable portfolio standards, the creation of new investments in wind and solar projects, improving fleet efficiency and enhancing public transit infrastructure, and improving energy efficiency in public, commercial and residential spaces. The plans will leverage Illinois’ clean energy natural resources, strong labor pool, ready-made apprentice programs and manufacturing infrastructure.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Texas Climate Jobs Project<\/h1>\n

The Texas Climate Jobs Project (TCJP) launched in July 2021. TCJP is a coalition of unions from across Texas united to fight climate change and reverse income inequality in the energy capital of the country.<\/p>\n

The coalition is advocating for long-term solutions to these intertwined crises by pushing state and local lawmakers to tap the state\u2019s massive renewable energy potential and create millions of new family-sustaining union jobs.<\/p>\n

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The coalition<\/h3>\n

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1003<\/p>\n

Dallas Building & Construction Trades Council<\/p>\n

International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 776<\/p>\n

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 20<\/p>\n

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 72<\/p>\n

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 479<\/p>\n

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 520<\/p>\n

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 716<\/p>\n

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 10<\/p>\n

Maritime Employee Benefits Association Union<\/p>\n

Plumbers Local Union 68<\/p>\n

Southwest Laborers District Council (SWLDC)<\/p>\n

Texas AFL-CIO<\/p>\n

Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT)<\/p>\n

Texas Building and Construction Trades Council<\/p>\n

Texas Communications Workers of American (CWA)<\/p>\n

Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation<\/p>\n

Texas Service Employees International Union (SEIU)<\/p>\n

San Antonio Building & Construction Trades Council<\/p>\n

Southwest Gulf Coast Regional Council of\u00a0International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART)<\/p>\n

Southwest Pipe Trades Association<\/p>\n

United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 8<\/p>\n

United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 119<\/p>\n

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Download Texas Climate Jobs Project’s comprehensive policy platform and climate action plan here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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