Making Green Jobs Good Jobs
Unions organize the clean energy sector
Aronoff, Kate
http://inthesetimes.com/article/19199/making-green-jobs-good-jobs
Date Written: 2016-07-01
Publisher: In These Times
Year Published: 2016
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX19638
Jobs versus the environment -- it's an old dilemma that pits unions seeking work for their members against activists rallying against projects like the Keystone XL. An expanding renewable energy sector might provide a way out of this quandary. Solar and wind energy projects can put people to work without imperiling the planet. But will these jobs be friendly to workers, as well as the environment?
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