Can Unions Build Clean Jobs Under Trump?
The Trump administration isn’t supporting new clean energy projects, but green union jobs are still growing — for now. It’ll take state and local organizing to keep the momentum going.
A technician stands on a wind turbine in Tucumcari, New Mexico, on July 11, 2024. (Andrew Marszal / AFP via Getty Images)
State and local governments have begun taking concrete steps toward a clean energy economy, and for now, even under Donald Trump, green union jobs are increasing.
Meanwhile, unions have partnered with climate activists to win legislation for more such jobs. Six states have passed “climate jobs” bills to expand renewable energy and raise labor standards for that construction. Four more have union coalitions advocating for such legislation.
Will the green surge continue? And if it does, will workers reap the economic benefits — or get left behind?
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