CJNY Pens Op-Ed in Empire Report Calling for Strong Labor Standards in the Clean Energy Sector

CJNY penned an op-ed in Empire Report calling on Albany legislators to include strong labor standards in the renewable energy economy as part of this year’s New York State budget process. Working people in New York deserve to have good, family-sustaining careers in the clean energy economy. Without strong labor protections codified in the budget, we risk allowing the transition to a green energy system to perpetuate income inequality and racial inequities as opposed to contributing to a better economic future for all.

Read the op-ed here: https://empirereportnewyork.com/its-time-for-albany-to-lead-on-climate-jobs/