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Minnesota has a new law that puts us on a path to 100% clean energy by 2040. That’s indisputably good for the environment. Thanks to the strong labor standards and equity provisions in the bill, it will also be great for all workers in our state, specifically union workers. Our nation has been struggling with […]
“Buy Clean” is a policy to promote spending taxpayer dollars on materials that are manufactured in a cleaner, more efficient, environmentally friendly manner, while supporting family-sustaining jobs and building globally competitive domestic manufacturing.
“This is the first building of its kind to use this technology in the world that we’re aware of,” Local 455 Business Manager Tony Poole said. “We wanted to be on the forefront of this, and we are.”
Strengthening union rights would be a win for the planet, too, BlueGreen Alliance director Jason Walsh says.
Union Advocate 