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Feb 12, 2023

When buildings are designed, built, and maintained to protect the health of people and the environment—and if the manufacturing of building products and materials create good-paying union jobs in the U.S.—then the wellbeing of people and communities will improve, especially for people of color. Building Clean works to increase the use of building products that are more efficient, less toxic, and manufactured in the U.S. We aim to improve the physical, environmental, and economic health of communities and promote a more equitable future for all.

Policy Priorities / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

Jul 25, 2019

Manufacturing towns dot the nation, and advanced manufacturing helps provide the foundation for the economy in major regions of the United States. Industries like the steel and automotive industries supported good-paying jobs, middle-class families, and prosperous communities for decades, while also spurring American leadership in innovation and technology. That’s still true in some areas. But in many others, factories have closed or new industries offer jobs that all too often are poorly paid, insecure, or unsafe.

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Clean Economy Union Jobs

Tarryl Clark Joins “Jobs21!” Campaign

Mar 01, 2011

Grassroots Campaign Aims at Creating Good, Middle-Class Minnesota Jobs in the 21st Century Economy

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Schauer, Clark to Spearhead “Jobs21!” Campaign to Create Good Jobs in 21st Century Economy

Mar 01, 2011

The BlueGreen Alliance announced the launch of a national campaign aimed at creating good jobs in the 21st century. Jobs21! – a nine-state grassroots campaign aimed at increasing America’s competitiveness to win the jobs and industries of the future.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Broadband

Rebuilding Green: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Green Economy

Feb 17, 2011

The Recovery Act’s green investments committed through the end of 2010 create or save nearly 1 million jobs, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute and the BlueGreen Alliance.

Clean Economy Union Jobs

Recovery Act’s Green Investments Create or Save Nearly One Million Jobs

Feb 17, 2011

The Recovery Act’s green investments committed through the end of 2010 create or save nearly 1 million jobs, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute and the BlueGreen Alliance.

Toolkit / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Advocacy Day: Invest in a Prosperous and Healthy America

Feb 10, 2011

The BlueGreen Alliance joined with two dozen labor unions and environmental organizations to release, “Invest in a Prosperous and Healthy America” as part of Green Jobs Advocacy Day in February 2011.

Testimony & Comments / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Alliance Public Comment on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Standards

Jan 31, 2011

The BlueGreen Alliance submitted a public comment on the proposed medium- and heavy-duty truck fuel efficiency and pollution standards.

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Freight Rail Supporters Discuss How Investments in Freight Rail Can Create Green Jobs in Virginia

Dec 07, 2010

Roanoke, VA – Investments in America’s freight rail system could create thousands of green jobs while improving our nation’s infrastructure and reducing carbon emissions and U.S. dependence on foreign oil, according to a report released by the BlueGreen Alliance and the Economic Policy Institute. Members of the labor, business and environmental communities gathered today at…

Infrastructure and Community Resilience

Indiana Labor and Environmental Leaders Highlight “Full Speed Ahead” Report

Nov 29, 2010

Members of Indiana’s labor, business and environmental communities held a conference call today to highlight the report and the benefits to the state of implementing smart policies to spur freight rail investment.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Infrastructure and Community Resilience

GREEN FILES: ATU Members in Wisconsin Are Working the Green Economy

Nov 16, 2010

Members of ATU Local 998 are working in Wisconsin ensuring that people can get to work, home, the doctor’s office, or wherever they need to go

Press Releases & Statements / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Seven Simple Steps: The Best Job-Creating Policies for What Remains of the 111th Congress

Nov 15, 2010

The BlueGreen Alliance today released “Seven Simple Steps: The Best Job-Creating Policies for What Remains of the 111th Congress,” the labor-environmental partnership’s clean energy jobs agenda for the rest of the year.

Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Statement on Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Standards for Medium-Sized and Heavy-Duty Trucks

Oct 25, 2010

The U.S. EPA and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today unveiled the first-ever national fuel efficiency and emissions standards for medium-sized and heavy-duty trucks.

Letters / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

BlueGreen Alliance Weighs in on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Standards

Oct 06, 2010

The BlueGreen Alliance sent a letter to the Obama administration expressing support for increased fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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Building Clean: Improving Efficiency, Health, and Equity in Housing and Creating Good Jobs

Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

All Updates & Resources

Tarryl Clark Joins “Jobs21!” Campaign

Schauer, Clark to Spearhead “Jobs21!” Campaign to Create Good Jobs in 21st Century Economy

Rebuilding Green: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Green Economy

Recovery Act’s Green Investments Create or Save Nearly One Million Jobs

Advocacy Day: Invest in a Prosperous and Healthy America

BlueGreen Alliance Public Comment on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Standards

Freight Rail Supporters Discuss How Investments in Freight Rail Can Create Green Jobs in Virginia

Indiana Labor and Environmental Leaders Highlight “Full Speed Ahead” Report

GREEN FILES: ATU Members in Wisconsin Are Working the Green Economy

Seven Simple Steps: The Best Job-Creating Policies for What Remains of the 111th Congress

Statement on Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Standards for Medium-Sized and Heavy-Duty Trucks

BlueGreen Alliance Weighs in on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Standards