As the U.S. Senate prepares to take up clean energy legislation, members of the United Steelworkers (USW), along with USW International Secretary-Treasurer Stan Johnson and BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster, highlighted the more than 100,000 letters sent from USW members urging action on strong, clean energy jobs legislation with critical policies aimed at creating and maintaining good manufacturing jobs across the U.S.
‘We have to build a clean energy economy that maintains current and creates new jobs in America,’ says Johnson. ‘For example, every wind turbine has 2.5 tons of steel and 8,000 parts. Solar panels, energy-efficient windows and numerous other clean energy products use glass, aluminum, steel, paper products and other materials. We already have the domestic capability to produce everything here in the U.S., but only if we make the necessary investments in American manufacturing.’
Energy legislation is among the major issues up for deliberation before Congress' August/Labor Day recess, which begins Aug. 9.
SOURCE: United Steelworkers
