Workshop Session III: Tuesday, May 4, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. 
Concentration: Transportation, Urban Planning and Equitable Development

We face a real challenge to align construction industry and government policy standards with environmental goals. Real strategies to do so go far beyond the current emphasis on residential retrofits, and could not only create a healthier environment, but also develop new career opportunities for low-income workers and workers of color. Concern for environmental hazards, urban inequality and workers’ needs underlies the green construction careers model. This workshop will showcase the creative and exciting version of this model being developed in Los Angeles, Denver and Massachusetts, and a parallel effort to incorporate green construction careers into federal policy.

Moderator:
Jeff Grabelsky, Cornell University, School of Industrial Relations, Construction Industry Project, Director

Presenter:
Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Partnership for Working Families, Deputy Director
Flor Barajas-Tena, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Construction Careers Project, Director
Mary Broderick, IBEW 68, Photovoltaic Committee Coordinator
Jim Snow, Community Labor United, Green Jobs Director