A labor report from the Paris climate summit Dec 14, 2015 Washington AFL-CIO’s Jeff Johnson tells why he was there, and why labor MUST get involved.
A Labor Movement Call to Address Climate Change Sep 23, 2015 Joe Uehlein talks about the prospects for a closer labor-enviro alliance
Climate change on labor’s radar Oct 1, 2014 Labor wants to be in the room in talks about a carbon tax for Oregon
Labor to join rally to demand action on climate change Sep 17, 2014 The NYC event is expected to be the largest climate change rally ever
Musicians Union hall goes solar Jul 29, 2014 The union hall benefits from a new Oregon pilot program of feed-in tariffs
Union-label green jobs — in your attic — for no money down Feb 21, 2013 Clean Energy Works Oregon eliminates upfront costs for homeowners and pays workers a living wage.
Laborers sign two home energy contractors Jun 22, 2012 Retrofitters Abacus and Faison commit to being “high road” employers
IBEW 48 union hall gets electric vehicle charging stations Apr 18, 2012 Senator Merkley and U.S. Rep Bonamici came out to unveil 9 electric charging “pumps.”
DOL launches ‘green jobs guide for women’ at Oregon Tradeswomen Mar 14, 2012 A DOL publication lists types of green jobs that are available, and the skills needed to get them.
Union money will go into school retrofits in Oregon Nov 16, 2011 ‘Cool Schools’ project gets $15 million boost from union funds.
