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Green Jobs and Global Warming Legislation

Green Jobs and Global Warming Legislation. January 2009. Blue Green Alliance. What is the Blue Green Alliance? Started in 2006 Original alliance between the United Steelworkers (USW) and the Sierra Club Partnership has expanded: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

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Green Jobs and Global Warming Legislation

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  1. Green Jobs and Global Warming Legislation January 2009

  2. Blue Green Alliance • What is the Blue Green Alliance? • Started in 2006 • Original alliance between the United Steelworkers (USW) and the Sierra Club • Partnership has expanded: • Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) • Communications Workers of America (CWA) • Service Employees International Union (SEIU) • Laborers International Union of North America • Sierra Club has organizer’s running field programs in four states: • Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

  3. Supporters in Ohio • Each state has a slightly different coalition • Other partners in Ohio have included: • Large number of environmental groups • Ohio AFL-CIO • Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) • Ohio Farmers Union • Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers • Policy Matters Ohio • Cuyhoga Community College • Apollo Alliance • Wellstone • America Votes • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) • This will be expanding in 2009.

  4. Goals Overview • In 2009 the BGA will focus on several policy areas: • “Green Chemistry” • Trade reform • Workers’ rights • Green Jobs • Global Warming solutions

  5. Green Chemistry • What has happened? • Toxic Toys House Parties • Various purposes • Health effects • Labor and Trade issues • Organizing skills • Testing toys • Goals for the future: • House Parties • Take it to a new constituencies (labor, families, PTA members)

  6. Trade Reform • What has been happening? • Ohio Conference on Fair Trade • Currently working on compiling a letter to the new congress • House Parties • Goal for the future: • Foster support among identified decision makers • Trade agreement will uphold labor and environmental standards • Trade reforms will be a building block of international climate change agreements

  7. Workers’ Rights to Organize • What has been done? • Employee Free Choice Act • Number one priority for Labor in 2009 (???) • Goals for the Future • Employee Free Choice Act • Engage and educate environmental groups and allied organizations on ensuring workers rights

  8. Green Jobs • What has been done: • Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference 2008 • Pittsburg, OH • 1,000 attendees • Green Jobs Rally (September 2008) • Governor Strickland spoke and signed the Ohio Good Green Jobs Pledge • Jobs Training Program in Cincinnati • Economic Development Study in Cincinnati • Goals for the Future • Working with the Ohio Department of Development • Good Jobs Green Job Conference 2009 • Continuing work on the Economic Development Study • Working with Sherrod Brown’s Office on a series of events throughout the state

  9. C-Campaign and other Global Warming Legislation Work • C-campaign/global warming coalition • Partners • Environment Ohio • PEG • Audobon • Ohio League of Conservation Voters (OLCV) • Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) • Izaac Walton League • Natural Wildlife Federation • Sierra Club

  10. C-campaign Goal • Increase support for strong global warming legislation • (cap and trade and clean energy) • Targets • TIER ONE: work with • Senator Sherrod Brown • Congresspersons Betty Sutton, Marcy Kaptur, Charlie Wilson, Zac Space, Tim, Ryan, John Boccieri, Mary Jo Kilroy, Dreihaus, and Marcia Fudge • TIER TWO: hold accountable • LaTourette, Voinovich

  11. Major Goals: Recap • Blue Green Alliance • Rebuild and strengthen existing relationships with coalition partners, as well as include new partners (ie- SEIU, CWA) • Help build support for good green jobs to jumpstart economic recovery and stop global warming. • Engage and educate others in a workers’ right to organize • Foster support around fair trade • C-campaign

  12. How you can help • Attend the Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference in DC • Sign up at http://www.greenjobsconference.org/ • Carpooling • Available in OH • If interested email mackenzie.bailey@sierraclub.org • Indicated whether or not you are willing to drive. • Funds may be available. Email Enid for more information. • Participate in a meeting with a new member of congress. • Participate in a Statewide Steering Committee for the Blue Green Alliance.

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