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Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Calls on Springfield to Pass Climate Union Jobs Act


CHICAGO, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to pass the Climate Union Jobs Act to put hundreds of thousands of union tradespeople to work as the state transitions to a clean energy economy over the next decade.

Illinois Reps. Lawrence Walsh Jr., Marcus C. Evans and Jay Hoffman and Sens. Michael Hastings and Sue Rezin introduced the Climate Union Jobs Act earlier this week. The legislation broadly:

"We're looking to our representatives in Springfield to make this legislation the model for meeting our state's clean energy goals while at the same time creating thousands of good-paying jobs that will lift the middle class and help underserved communities," said Gary Perinar, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. "Union tradespeople are the best-trained and highest-skilled to get this critical work done that will benefit both the environment and working families."

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters is part of the Executive Committee of Climate Jobs Illinois, which represents the hundreds of thousands of Illinois working men and women who are best suited to build Illinois' new clean-energy economy from the ground up.

For more information, visit https://climatejobsillinois.org, and follow CJI at @ClimateJobsIL on Twitter or join its Facebook page

About the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters represents over 30,000 working men and women across 72 counties in Illinois and Eastern Iowa. The Chicago Regional Council provides the construction and maintenance industries with productive, competitive and certified professionals, encompassing a wide variety of crafts and skills.

SOURCE Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters


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