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2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference

May 2010 event to expand agenda for new green economy.

By Jerry Brown Oct 30, 2009

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The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference and Expo will take place May 4-6, 2010, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.

Under the theme of “Transforming Ideas into Action” the 2010 Conference will bring together thousands of community and business, leaders, union members, environmentalists and elected officials to transform our ideas into action and to build a new, green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and makes America more energy independent.

The 2009 Conference, which took place in February 2009 Washington, D.C., featured EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and brought together nearly 3,000 people to share ideas and strategies to fashion a new, green economy.  

The Conference is sponsored by the Blue Green Alliance, a national partnership between labor unions and environmental organizations dedicated to expanding the number and quality of jobs in the green economy.

Launched in 2006 by the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club, this unique labor-environmental collaboration has grown to include the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The Blue Green Alliance unites eight million people in pursuit of good jobs, a clean environment and a green economy.
 
For additional information, go to www.goodjobsconference.org and www.bluegreenalliance.org.