Against the wind: despite Trump’s attacks, unions are fighting for good US clean energy jobs
Summary
Unions in New York are training workers for new jobs in offshore wind energy, focusing on good, unionized careers in clean energy. They have made progress with support from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, but the Trump administration is trying to slow this clean energy transition by opposing offshore wind projects.Key Facts
- Ryan McElroen, a union worker, switched from subway repairs to working on offshore wind projects near New York.
- He has completed multiple work rotations on two major offshore wind projects: Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind.
- The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3 is training workers for these clean energy jobs.
- The Climate Jobs National Resource Center (CJNRC) helps unions create unionized clean energy jobs.
- The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act supports the growth of clean energy jobs.
- The Trump administration is attempting to slow clean energy progress and reject offshore wind development.
- Labor leaders started focusing on climate and union jobs after New York’s Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
- Climate Jobs New York is a coalition of unions advocating for a large offshore wind buildout and good union jobs.
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