Colorado labor unions launched a new coalition Thursday to argue that the transition away from fossil fuels should be powered not just by renewable energy, but by union jobs.
Colorado’s AFL-CIO, an umbrella group for statewide unions — as well as electrical, construction, and transit unions — announced the launch of “Climate Jobs Colorado”’ at a Denver electrical apprenticeship facility. The group hopes to influence policy and corporations so that future work on wind turbines, solar panels, and geothermal energy flows through trained union workers.
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Senate Bill 5 would change Colorado’s Labor Peace Act, and faces opposition from industry and potentially Governor Polis, who told CPR News that any changes to the law should be supported by both the labor and business communities.
“The Colorado Chamber supports the rights of workers to control their own paychecks, and we stand with the vast majority of Coloradans in opposition to SB 5,” wrote Colorado Chamber of Commerce CEO Loren Furman in a statement about the bill.
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