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About Us

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who we are

Green Jobs Arizona is a coalition founded by Jobs to Move America (JMA), Unite Here Local 11, United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 6, and UAW Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy (CMGE), and Worker Power.

United by a vision for an advanced technology sector in Arizona, we believe that community benefit agreements will create real opportunities in domestic manufacturing while protecting people and the environment.

Learn more about our founding coalition member organizations

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Unite Here Local 11

Unite Here Local 11 represents over 32,000 workers employed in hotels, restaurants, airports, sports arenas, and convention centers throughout Southern California and Arizona. Members of Unite Here Local 11 join together to fight for improved living standards and working conditions. Local 11 is an affiliate of Unite Here, an international labor union that represents 270,000 working people across the U.S. and Canada.

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Worker Power

Worker Power Institute is a (501c3) multi-racial, multigenerational organization dedicated to achieving economic, social, and racial justice through community education, direct services, civic engagement, and policy advocacy.

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Jobs to Move America

Jobs to Move America is a strategic policy center that works to transform public spending and corporate behavior using a comprehensive approach that is rooted in racial and economic justice and community organizing. We seek to advance a fair and prosperous economy with good jobs and healthier communities for all.

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UAW Region 6

UAW Region 6 is the region of over 125,000 active & retired UAW members in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawai'i, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, organizing for a just & sustainable future for all.

"UAW Region 6 is proud to be a member of the Green Jobs Arizona coalition. UAW is fighting to ensure that all jobs in clean energy manufacturing are good union jobs and we are actively helping manufacturing workers across the country to form unions. With the manufacturing boom that's happening in Arizona, elected officials, workers, and members of the public are facing a critical question--will Arizona settle for companies that will lead the state in a race to the bottom or will they stand up for good union jobs that will help workers and their communities thrive. UAW Region 6 is proud to stand with workers and their communities and lead the race to the top."
Mike MillerDirector, UAW Region 6
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UAW CMGE

The Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy (CMGE), a 501(c)(3) organization created by the United Auto Workers (UAW), is building a well-trained, mission-driven green workforce as the United States ramps up green domestic manufacturing through worker-centered training programs. Without this high-road approach, we will continue to have a serious shortage of qualified, motivated workers needed to rapidly scale green technology - crimping sectoral growth and delaying decarbonization effort. CMGE is part of a once in a generation opportunity to address these gaps and in tandem build an inclusive green economy that creates shared prosperity.

“We are a part of GJA because we believe that Arizona is at a precipice - on the frontlines of the climate crisis, radically changing and growing, and one of America's many new manufacturing hotspots. Implementing community-driven, high-road benefit agreements, including necessary efforts around workforce development, will be critical to ensure that Arizonans are benefiting from the massive public investments being made in their backyard.”
Priyanka MohantyExecutive Director, UAW CMGE