The shift to EVs 🚗 must not incite a race to the bottom for the quality of auto jobs in the United States. Our Frank Houston explains in Crains Detroit how the Midwest can be home to our #EV revolution. https://bit.ly/46tOUZT #UAWSolidarity
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The BlueGreen Alliance unites labor unions and environmental organizations to solve today’s environmental challenges in ways that create and maintain quality jobs and build a clean, thriving, and equitable economy.
A NEW REPORT from the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst that we commissioned with the National Skills Coalition highlights how the #InflationReductionAct, #BIL, and the #CHIPS Act are boosting U.S. employment, broadening access, and improving job quality. Learn more: https://bit.ly/45V0DRj
Adam S. Hersh, PhDGreat new resource from @BGAlliance documenting and mapping the spread of EV jobs: https://evjobs.bgafoundation.org/
EV Jobs Hub
The EV Jobs Hub (EVJH) illuminates not only where new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing jobs are being announced, but also what those jobs will look like. Are workers currently protected by a collective bargaining agreement? Have employers—particularly those benefiting from significant state and federal subsidies—committed to remaining neutral in the face of union
Workers are the backbone of the auto industry, and they deserve a fair deal during the #EV transition. GM, Ford, and Stellantis, it's time to meet UAW's demands for a contract that uplifts all working people and their communities. ⚡️ #BigThree #UAWSolidarity
The #InflationReductionAct is helping us fight #ClimateChange and build a #CleanEnergy economy that works for everyone. ⚡️Join us in celebration of the #InflationReductionAct’s one year anniversary! https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/take-action/actions/7256/ #HBDInflationReductionAct
The #InflationReductionAct is helping us fight #ClimateChange and build a #CleanEnergy economy that works for everyone. See how we can maximize benefits to communities in our implementation user guide! https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/site/a-user-guide-to-the-inflation-reduction-act/ #HBDInflationReductionAct
In a new Working Nation Green Jobs Now article, our VP of State Affairs, JB Tengco, explains that #California is creating good jobs as it transitions to cleaner energy generation from renewables like #solar and #wind. https://workingnation.com/you-could-almost-define-everything-we-do-in-california-as-green-jobs/
One year ago today, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, spurring a burgeoning #CleanEnergy #USManufacturing renaissance so we can create the semiconductors we need for our #CleanEconomy. #CHIPSAct #InvestingInAmerica #Bidenomics
💔⛏️Coal mining carries a heavy cost: #BlackLung. We must raise our voices for the miners suffering from this incurable disease caused by coal and silica dust inhalation. See this new video encouraging a strong silica rule to protect miners: https://youtu.be/_jr7CJLZ160
Miners Deserve Protection from Black Lung Disease
🚧🏗️ Good news for workers and the environment! The U.S.Department of Labor's final rule on Davis-Bacon and Related Acts helps end the race to the bottom for construction employers bidding on public projects, giving good actors paying fair wages a leg up. See our statement: https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/resources/most-significant-expansion-of-davis-bacon-act-in-generations-will-lift-up-workers/