Welcome, Purpose and Review of the Day
- Gary LaBarbera - President, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, and Board Member, Climate Jobs NY
- Mike Fishman - Climate Jobs National Resource Center, Former Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU
Climate Jobs NY Video
Climate Jobs New York (CJNY) is a growing coalition of labor unions representing 2.6 million working men and women at the center of New York’s economy.
CJNY's mission is to advocate for a clean energy economy at the scale climate science demands, create good union jobs, and support more equitable communities and a more resilient New York.
As New York State moves toward its renewable energy goals, there is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ensure that the path to a low-carbon future results in good jobs that provide family-sustaining wages and benefits for communities across the state.
Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit: Opening Lightning Round
- Xiye Bastida - Youth Climate Activist
- Jim Slevin - President, Utility Workers Union of America
- Rhiana Gunn-Wright - Director of Climate Policy, Roosevelt Institute
- Antha Williams - Environment Program, Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Liz Shuler - Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit: The Importance of Labor Leading on Climate
- Chair: Vincent Alvarez - President, NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Sharan Burrow - General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
- Nikki Budzinski - Strategic Advisor, Climate Jobs National Resource Center
- Lisa Dix - New York Senior Representative, Sierra Club
- Rick Levy - President, Texas AFL-CIO
- Edwin Lopez - Executive Secretary, New York Electrical Contractors Association
Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit: Green Recovery - Building Clean Energy Industries and a Low-Carbon Economy that Works for All
- Chair: Lara Skinner - Executive Director, Worker Institute at Cornell University ILR School
- Marilyn Brown - Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech
- Alex Laskey - Founder and Executive Chair, Rewiring America
- Matt Schlobohm - Executive Director, Maine AFL-CIO
- Ali Zaidi - Deputy Secretary to Governor Cuomo for Energy and New York State Chair of Climate Policy and Finance
Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit: Concurrent Session 1 - Climate Change, Racial Justice & Economic Justice
- Chair: Henry Garrido - Executive Director, AFSCME District Council 37
- John Cartwright - President, Toronto and York Region Labour Council
- Candis Tolliver - Political Director, 32BJ SEIU
- Larry Williams, Jr. - Labor and Environmental Justice Program, Sierra Club
Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit: Session 2 - Building a Robust, Equitable Offshore Wind Industry in the U.S.
- Chair: Roger Clayman - Executive Director, Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
- Julia Bovey - Director, External Affairs, Equinor Wind U.S.
- Christopher Erikson - Business Manager, IBEW Local 3, and International Board Chair, IBEW
- Doreen Harris - Acting President and CEO, NYSERDA
- Michael Northrop - Program Director for the Sustainable Development Grantmaking Program, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Elizabeth Yeampierre - Executive Director, UPROSE and Co-Chair, Climate Justice Alliance
Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit: Session 3 - The Next Generation of Building-Best Practices for Energy Efficiency and Solar Retrofits
- Chair: Kyle Bragg - President, 32BJ SEIU
- Beth Cheverie - Marketing Expansion Coordinator, New York State Laborers
- William Lynn - Business Manager, IUOE Local 30, and Vice President, IUOE
- Lee Smith - Managing Member, American Solar Partners
Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit: Session 4 - Strong Unions, Sustainable Transport
- Chair: JP Patafio - Vice President, TWU 100
- Elizabeth Bunn - Labor Network for Sustainability
- Alana Dave - Public Transit, International Transport Workers’ Federation
- Micah Mitrosky - IBEW Local 569
- Michael Yee - Director, Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry, IBEW Local 3
Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit: Session 5 - Maine, Texas, Illinois, Connecticut: Building Climate Jobs Organizations State by State
- Chair: Mike Fishman - Climate Jobs National Resource Center, Former Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU
- Pat Devaney - Secretary-Treasurer, Illinois AFL-CIO
- Monserrat Garibay - Secretary-Treasurer, Texas AFL-CIO
- John Harrity - Chair and Founding Member of the Board, CT Roundtable on Climate and Jobs
- Cynthia Phinney - President, Maine AFL-CIO
Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit: Closing Remarks and the #BuildBackBetter Awards
Climate Jobs NY presented its Build Back Better Award to the following recipients for their leadership on building a sustainable future with good union jobs.
- Chair: Henry Garrido - Executive Director, AFSCME District Council 37
- Senator Chuck Schumer - U.S. Senator for New York
- Nella Pineda-Marcon - RN, NYSNA Board Member
- Gina McCarthy - President and CEO, NRDC
- John Samuelsen - President, Transport Workers Union of America