BlueGreen Alliance

Happy #InternationalWomensDay from the BlueGreen Alliance! Celebrating all of the powerful women across our labor and climate partners who inspire us everyday. ????

Workers rights should not be up for debate???? Watch this video of our VP of Federal Affairs Katie Harris speak to the benefits of the #PROAct on the #RickSmithShow! The PRO Act strengthens workers' rights by removing barriers to unionization, banning employer interference, increasing penalties for labor law violations, and more. Read here: https://loom.ly/zvaYEvU

“This is the great betrayal” We stand in solidarity with AFGE and workers who have been a target of unelected co-president Elon Musk’s illegal firings of #federalworkers across the country. Learn more on how to take action here: https://loom.ly/SmJayew

Jason Walsh, Executive Director of the BlueGreen Alliance, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss ongoing threats to the federal workforce, and the future of the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS and Science Act. https://lnkd.in/e3Gbiwbm

Support for unionization is bipartisan! A new survey of 1,189 likely voters across the country by?Data for Progress?and BGA found that bipartisan majorities of participants believe union neutrality agreements improve workplaces and want companies to adapt such practices ??

?? Congress just repealed the EPA’s Waste Emissions Charge (WEC), a key policy to cut methane pollution and protect workers and communities. Who really benefits from this repeal? Corporate CEOs. Who suffers? All of us. Read here: https://loom.ly/CWhNsc8

Big congrats to Office of State Senator Lena Gonzalez for being named our California Legislative State Champion! ???? Thank you to Sen. Gonzalez for authoring several proposals aimed at CA's job training pipeline, community benefits, and infrastructure programs.

#USOMB is demanding all federal agencies submit reductions in force plans by mid-March. This is just another step in Trump’s and his co-president Musk’s attempt at a hostile government take over. No one voted for this. #stopthecoup #jobkillerinchief Read here: https://loom.ly/_XZW3Qk

According to Thomas Lewis, Federal Policy Manager at BlueGreen Alliance, a large portion of the share of investments in clean tech manufacturing job creation is going toward disadvantaged communities. If you aren’t watching our briefing already, you can still tune in at eesi.org/livecast

“[But] the reality is that not all employers are protecting their workers.” - BGA's Building Clean Program Associate Gabrielle Davis quoted in NJ Spotlight News on heat-related protections for New Jersey workers. Read here: https://lnkd.in/ebfKgJJX