Equity in Green Jobs Conference–April 17th!

Speakers will offer their expertise and experiences from successful local green jobs initiatives. This mind blowing line-up  includes:
Joe Uehlein, Labor Network for Sustainability
Jeremy Hays, Green for All
Derek Smith, City of Portland, Office of
Sustainable Development
Ron Ruggiero, Apollo Alliance
Connie Ashbrook, Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.
Al Devita, Oregon & So Idaho Laborers-Employers
Training Program
Steve Mital, University of Oregon, Office of Sustainability
Amy Duncan, Rural Organizing Project
Rich Rohde, Oregon Action

End of 2009 Legislative Session: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

First, a huge thanks to all who made phone calls and sent e-mails to their legislators!!!! We know your actions helped make a difference, especially for those bills that passed by very narrow margins. We hope you’ll continue to work with AFSCME Green as we take on new issues and campaigns. We also want to thank our wonderful AFSCME lobbyists, Ralph Groener, who led the charge on many of our key bills, and Joe Baessler, who provided us with strategic support, and, last but not least, Steve Hughes, AFSCME organizer extraordinaire, who has helped us set up meetings, strategize, run phone banks, and most importantly, has kept us fed at evening meetings.