BlueGreen Alliance

📌 The assignment: Ensure the future of the auto industry is bright and made in America. 💪 We just announced $1.7 billion in funding for America’s historic auto manufacturers and suppliers to make the clean vehicles of the future here at home with union workers. This funding will help convert 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing facilities across 8 states to produce electric and hybrid electric vehicles and their components. These investments reflect the Biden Administration’s deep commitment to manufacturing communities by: 🎯 Creating and retaining over 17,000 union and good-paying jobs  🎯 Supporting the American auto communities that have driven the U.S. economy for generations  🎯 Helping ensure the U.S. leads 21st century auto manufacturing by positioning the U.S. to manufacture the fastest growing clean vehicle drivetrains Read more 👉  https://lnkd.in/eppP8mN9

A victory for #electricvehicles, the #InflationReductionAct has invested $1.7 billion in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. These dollars will bolster the supply chain for #electricvehicles and parts and create and sustain good union jobs in manufacturing communities across the country. 🌿🚗 Read our statement here. https://lnkd.in/g9M2W5bC #UAW #USW #goodjobs

Don't forget to register for this webinar next week to learn more about the community benefits framework. Registration link below!

Thanks to President Biden, the U.S. Department of Labor is taking action to protect worker safety. These new regulations will save lives, period.

Big news! The Biden Administration approved the nation’s newest offshore wind farm. This is the ninth offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration and will generate up to 2.8 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power nearly 1 million homes. Read our statement here: https://lnkd.in/gYcAiJ9q

Our new research with National Skills Coalition and Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) UMass Amherst found significant opportunities for women in good infrastructure jobs in Oregon, Ohio, Michigan, and Colorado. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gBWhnMnj

We joined with National Skills Coalition to commission new research from University of Massachusetts Amherst | Research Political Economy Research Institute that found federal investments made by President Biden and Democrats in Congress will create 190,000 jobs/year in four states over 10 years. · 73,000/year in OH · 50,000/year in MI · 39,000/year in OR · 31,000/year in CO And the research found these jobs pay better than each state's median income. https://lnkd.in/gWn_K-_t #InflationReductionAct, #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw, #CHIPSandScienceAct

Watch this video to see BGA's Executive Director Jason Walsh share his goals for his role on the FESI Board of Directors.

#Juneteenth is a day of celebration of the journey and freedom of Black people in the U.S. and an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions that Black people have made to our world.

Ultium Workers Set New EV Standard UAW members vote 98% to ratify new contract at Ultium. “This is setting a precedent that can be built on. This is a guideline that every other EV plant can follow through with.” -- Ultium worker Chris Wyatt #StandUpUAW