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Climate Action and Workers

Climate Action and Workers

Speaking of climate change: At the exact same time, a coalition of labor groups gathered to urge lawmakers for more support as climate change affects their jobs and the state reduces its dependency on fossil fuels. Unions representing workers in the utility, healthcare, farming, oil industries and more joined Democratic Sens. Lena Gonzalez of Long Beach and Sen. María Elena Durazo of Los Angeles as they promoted their bills.

Boiling Point: Can climate activists and labor unions find common ground?

Boiling Point: Can climate activists and labor unions find common ground?

Rogers is a vice president at United Steelworkers Local 675, whose thousands of members include Rogers and his colleagues at the Marathon oil refinery near the Los Angeles port. Local 675 is one of more than a dozen labor unions launching a new political coalition Tuesday that will lobby California to help fossil fuel workers transition to clean energy jobs.

CA could create 1M new jobs as it transitions to clean economy

CA could create 1M new jobs as it transitions to clean economy

(BCN) – As California’s economy reopens, numerous labor union representatives at a news conference Thursday morning demanded a safe and equitable transition to the green economy for workers. Union members made their demands virtually at the conference, also sharing...

California Climate Jobs Plan

California Climate Jobs Plan

More than 20 unions endorsed a report in 2021 showing that achieving California’s existing climate goals will create one million good jobs if we make right-size investments today.