The Byron Community Unit School District, the Byron Board of Education and the Byron Fire Protection District announced their support of labor coalition Climate Jobs Illinois’ package of policy recommendations to save or create up to 280,000 jobs
Springfield, Ill. — A group of Illinois Valley schools, towns and municipal governments today announced their support of labor coalition Climate Jobs Illinois’ package of policy recommendations to save or create up to 280,000 jobs and transition Illinois to a 100-percent clean energy economy by 2050. All wrote letters backing the package for putting
The Fair Assessment Information Resource Committee (FAIRCOM) wrote a letter backing the labor coalition’s package for putting working families and local communities first.
Springfield, Ill. — The Byron Community Unit School District, the Byron Board of Education and the Byron Fire Protection District today announced their support of labor coalition Climate Jobs Illinois’ package of policy recommendations to save or create up to 280,000 jobs and transition Illinois to a 100-percent clean energy economy by 2050. Their
All three major coalitions pushing for new clean energy legislation are touting social justice as a priority ...
Proposals to transition Illinois to 100% clean energy by 2050, saves or creates more than 280,000 jobs and new opportunities in historically disinvested communities Illinois Federation of Teachers joins coalition to champion Carbon-Free Schools Initiative Springfield, Ill. — Labor coalition Climate Jobs Illinois today unveiled its package of policy recommendations to transition Illinois to a
Labor group representing 150,000 essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue advocating for good union jobs in just transition to clean energy economy CHICAGO - The SEIU Illinois State Council, representing 150,000 janitors, healthcare workers, public employees and more across the state, today announced it will join the Climate
Vistra Coal Power Plant Closures Spur Need for Just Transition for Workers, Communities Springfield, Ill. — Climate Jobs Illinois today called for creating a just transition for workers and local communities impacted by anticipated coal plant closures, citing Vistra’s announcement this morning that it will shutter the remainder of its Illinois facilities by 2028.
By Ted Cox The state’s major labor unions joined this week to form a coalition to connect workers with the burgeoning clean-energy industry called Climate Jobs Illinois. The coalition formally announced its launch Monday, declaring it intended to “advocate for a pro-worker, pro-climate agenda,” and that it “will push for a thoughtful but ambitious
WBBM Radio's Craig Dellimore reports on Climate Jobs Illinois' formation. Listen:
