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:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 14, 2020 ‘CLIMATE JOBS ILLINOIS’ FORMS TO FIGHT FOR CLEANER, FAIRER FUTURE FUELED BY UNION JOBS Gov. Pritzker welcomes group ‘to the effort to create a cleaner future for our state.’ Diverse coalition of Illinois labor unions unite to back practical policies to tackle environmental crisis, economic inequality U.S. Rep.
