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Federal lawmakers just introduced legislation requiring all Department of Energy funded projects to create good-paying union jobs and benefit local communities. The Good Energy Jobs Act would make permanent the labor standards that have already helped spark billions in clean energy investments across America.
Oregon has a detailed roadmap to build affordable clean energy while creating 200,000 good-paying jobs over five years. Labor unions and climate advocates are joining forces to make it happen.
A massive offshore wind farm has started delivering clean electricity to New England, built by over 1,000 union workers and expected to save consumers $500 million yearly. The 704-megawatt project marks a major step forward in American renewable energy.
A new bus manufacturing facility in Winnipeg is bringing full Canadian bus production back to the city for the first time in 15 years. The expansion by NFI Group and New Flyer will create hundreds of skilled union jobs while producing zero-emission transit vehicles.
Oregon just unveiled an ambitious climate plan that could generate over 200,000 jobs by decade's end while building one of America's most worker-friendly green economies. The blueprint shows how fighting climate change and creating opportunity can go hand in hand.
