Climate Change and Green Jobs in the New Economy

Date: Wednesday, October 29th

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm  

Location: McMinnville Community Center Room 103

Climate Change is big news and citizens, workers, unions, and businesses have a big stake in this important issue.  

How can communities work together to take advantage of the economic opportunities of a clean energy economy?

How can we assure a just transition with protections for workers in traditional manufacturing jobs?   

What steps can concerned citizens, workers, unions, and businesses take to create green jobs?

This will be a presentation by a panel of University of Oregon Labor Education Research Center trained union activists followed by a Q & A forum.

Speakers:

Kevin Card, National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 82

Jakob Juntunen, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 48

Agnes Lut, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees 3336

Grant Swanson, American Federation of State County, and Municipal Employees 88

Rosalyn Greene, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees 350

For more information, please call 503-472-0108 or email HYPERLINK “mailto:uswa8378@onlinemac.com”uswa8378@onlinemac.com 

Hosted by:

United Steelworkers Local 8378, McMinnville, Oregon

Sponsor:

University of Oregon Labor Education Research Center S.T.A.R. Fund

Hello, everyone, We are having a special meeting this month to brainstorm Cool Mac’s mission and vision. We will be cancelling our regular Saturday meeting this month (which would have been held on Sat, Oct 18th) and will be meeting on Thursday evening, Oct 23rd instead at the First Federal Board Room from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The First Federal Board Room is located across the street from the First Federal Bank brick building and right next to Key to Health. Please feel free to come and take part in this brain- storming that will help to set the compass for future Cool Mac activity in McMinnville! Everyone interested in participating is welcome.

Please feel free to call me at (503) 560-5189

or Linda 503-472-9213 if you have any questions- 

Wendy Stassens