Overview
Palacios is a Training & Education Support Specialist at the Cornell ILR Climate Jobs Institute.
He works with labor partners and state-based climate jobs coalitions to develop educational programs and resources that engage union members and leaders in the fight to tackle climate change through high-quality, union job creation.
Before joining the Climate Jobs Institute, Palacios worked on the editorial staff at Foreign Affairs Magazine and interned at the Public Employees Federation, a public sector union in New York.
He received bachelor’s degrees in history and political science from Washington University in St. Louis, and an Advanced Certificate in Labor Studies from the City University of New York.