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State of the Union: Obama "finally gets it"

By Jerry Brown Feb 25, 2010

“Nothing is more important right now than jobs,” says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka


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Cleantech Tracker:

Where Are the Green Jobs?

By Jerry Brown Feb 25, 2010
Geothermal Power Station

Clean energy economy grew 2.5 times faster than jobs overall from 1998 to 2007

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The Power of Mechnical Insulation

By Thomas Haun Feb 25, 2010
Properly insulated mechanical system

89,000 new jobs could be generated immediately

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NLC Green Education & Training:

New Degree Program for Working Families

By Tom Kriger
Richard Trumka, Chair of the National Labor College Board of Trustees and AFL-CIO President, announced that the Board selected The Princeton Review / Penn Foster Education Group, leading providers of postsecondary educational services, to partner with NLC to offer online degree programs to the AFL-CIO’s 11.5 million members and their families. 

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National Labor College's Green Workplace Program

By Tom Kriger
NLC Campus

New Program trains unions members, others to green the workplace.   In cooperation with the AFL-CIO’s Center for Green Jobs, the NLC has developed the Green Workplace Program in order to empower working people to advance the cause of sustainability in their workplace.

 

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AFL-CIO Center for Green Jobs:

AFL-CIO Unveils 2010 State Jobs Agenda

By Mike Hall
Photovoltaic Installation

State legislatures have important roles to play

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Green For All:

The State of the Union

By Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
President Obama

Where we need to go from here

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Did You Know?

2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference

By Jerry Brown

Early bird registration ends March 15

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Labor Network For Sustainability

By Joe Uehlein

Unions call for science-based reductions in greenhouse gases

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