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Bargaining for Green Schools, Good Jobs, and Bright Futures

Unions’ bargaining power can extend beyond worker protections for their members; they can negotiate with their employers to advocate for their larger community. Investing in local job training programs, minimizing police presence in schools, and advocating for clean, efficient energy are all examples of demands that unions have supported at the bargaining table.

Join We Build Progress, Bargaining for the Common Good, Labor Network for Sustainability, Building Power Resource Center, and Public School Strong next week on on Nov 19th at 3:00 ET/2:00 CT for our briefing “Bargaining for Green Schools, Good Jobs, and Bright Futures.” Learn how unions can collaborate with community partners to mobilize for clean energy and build collective power for stronger schools, hospitals, and more. 

We’ll hear from experts on how labor and community organizations can amplify one another’s campaigns. Speakers will include:

  • Chelsea Watson, Senior Program Director, Building Power Resource Center 

  • Sara Myklebust, Research Director, Bargaining for the Common Good 

  • Jackson Potter, Vice President, Chicago Teachers’ Union 

  • Julie Van Winkle, UTLA AFT Vice President and AFT 1021 President

  • Alex Hershey, Climate Task Force Chair, Massachusetts Teachers Association

  • Jigme Ugen, Executive Vice-President, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota

  • Flor Khan, Public School Strong

  • Sara Steffens, Worker Power Director, We Build Progress  

Don’t miss this critical conversation! RSVP today at bit.ly/bargain4cleanenergy