“Governor Pritzker’s signing of the Energy Omnibus marks a major step forward for Illinois’ clean energy future and the working people who will build it.

This law makes clear that the clean energy transition in Illinois will be built by skilled, local union workers earning family-sustaining wages. By strengthening project labor agreements and expanding access to pre-apprenticeship programs, Illinois is ensuring that clean energy investment delivers real economic opportunity across our communities.

Labor leaders across the state collaborated closely to make sure this legislation puts workers at the center of Illinois’ energy strategy. Climate Jobs Illinois and the Illinois AFL-CIO are proud to support this law, and we are ready to help deliver on its promise by building a clean energy economy that is union-built and puts Illinois in a position for further growth and prosperity for all.”

— Pat Devaney, Secretary-Treasurer, Illinois AFL-CIO, On behalf of Climate Jobs Illinois

About Climate Jobs Illinois

Climate Jobs Illinois represents the hundreds of thousands of Illinois working men and women who are best equipped to build Illinois’ new clean-energy economy from the ground up. Executive Committee members of Climate Jobs Illinois are: Illinois AFL-CIO, Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicago & Cook County Building & Construction Trades Council, Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Federation of Teachers,
International Association of Bridge Structural Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers State Council, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150,
Laborers International Union of North America Great Lakes Region, Laborers International Union of North America Midwest Region and the Illinois Pipe Trades Association.


Climate Jobs Illinois is a state affiliate of the Climate Jobs National Resource Center. CJI has partnered with The Project for Middle Class Renewal at UIUC, Illinois Economic Policy Institute and Cornell University Worker Institute.

To learn more, visit https://climatejobsillinois.org, and follow CJI at @ClimateJobsIL on Twitter or join its Facebook page.

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Jan. 8, 2026