Good Jobs, Green Jobs

Since 2008, the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference has been the nation’s leading forum for strategizing and implementing environmental solutions that create and maintain quality, family-sustaining jobs and ensure the health and safety of our workplaces and communities.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka at the 2014 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference in Washington, D.C.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka at the 2014 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference in Washington, D.C.

In the last nine years, the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference has emerged as the nation’s leading forum for sharing ideas and strategizing on building a cleaner and more prosperous American economy. In 2016, the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference was held in Cleveland on June 6, 2016.

Every year, thousands of business and community leaders, elected officials and opinion makers, union members and environmentalists come from across the country for this exciting event. Past Conferences have included plenary speakers like Vice President Joe Biden, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, former Senator and Secretary of State John Kerry, and corporate leaders from across the spectrum of international economy.

WHY COVER THE GOOD JOBS, GREEN JOBS CONFERENCES?

Conference goers attend informative and interactive workshops on topics ranging from the clean economy to safe chemicals and workplaces.

Conference goers attend informative and interactive workshops on topics ranging from the clean economy to safe chemicals and workplaces.

The Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference brings together America’s most prominent green economy stakeholders, from companies to community leaders to union members and environmentalists to elected officials and opinion leaders. With two days of plenary sessions and dozens of workshops, the Conference focuses on the unique challenges and opportunities of building partnerships to create a cleaner, greener and more prosperous economy.

Conference-goers hear from environmental leaders on the importance of the clean economy, from union members and leaders on job creating opportunities, from corporate leaders on how their companies are becoming more efficient and producing greener products, and elected officials who are charged with implementing policies that will drive forward the green economy in their region.

WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR OBTAINING MEDIA CREDENTIALS

A full description of the requirements to receive media credentials is available here.

Check back to www.greenjobsconference.org for more information on upcoming Conferences.