Climate Jobs Illinois — independent of energy developers & utilities— is a coalition of labor unions advocating for a pro-worker, pro-climate agenda.
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What makes a clean energy job a *good* job?
✅ Prevailing wage
✅ Apprenticeship pathways
✅ Benefits and long-term careers
That's the Climate Jobs Illinois standard.
Wind turbine technicians. Solar installers. Nuclear plant engineers. Electricians, security officers, teachers, janitors.
Illinois' clean energy economy runs on hundreds of thousands of union workers across every trade.
Climate Jobs Illinois represents all of them.
Climate Jobs Illinois is a coalition of Illinois labor unions united around one goal: fight climate change while building a stronger, more equitable middle class. Learn more about our mission → climatejobsillinois.org
"Illinois’ clean-energy transition is no longer theoretical. It is happening on rooftops, farms and main streets across the state. The question now is whether the grid can keep up." —CJI's own Joe Duffy in the @news_gazette news-gazette.com/opinion/gue…
"Without more batteries, Illinois will be even more reliant on dirty, expensive electricity imports from other states and more likely to delay the natural gas power plant closures it’s planned for years to clean the air."
chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…
Gov. Pritzker and a bipartisan group of governors just launched a collaborative to hold PJM accountable on reliability and costs. Good. Now let’s build the transmission and clean generation that gets us there, with Illinois union labor doing the work. wandtv.com/2026/10/12/pritzk…
The announcement represents “responsible growth" and "is proof positive that Illinois can invest in clean energy and create good-paying union jobs without passing on the costs.” —Pat Devaney, secretary treasurer of Illinois AFL-CIO
chicagotribune.com/2026/10/0…
"CJI is calling for further transparency around who’s behind data center developments, forcing them to bring their own power to the grid, making closed loop water air cooling systems the default practice" ... among other standards chicagobusiness.com/politics…
“The key is to install guardrails that minimize the risks while maximizing the value,” said Manzo, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, which is aligned with the Illinois AFL-CIO.
chicago.suntimes.com/technol…
Apprenticeship is a pathway, not a shortcut.
CEJA invests in pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs for communities of color, with help for barriers like transportation and childcare, so more Illinoisans can build a career in clean energy.
A union job is a climate solution.
Every building retrofitted and every renewable project built by skilled, trained workers is a step toward a cleaner Illinois.
Climate Jobs Illinois represents hundreds of thousands of Illinois union men and women, apprentices, and trainees working toward a carbon-free future.
Labor isn't waiting on climate solutions. We're building them.
Clean energy is only as good as the jobs it creates.
Under CEJA, utility-scale renewable projects in Illinois must pay prevailing wages and use project labor agreements. Good jobs aren't a bonus. They're the standard.
We don't have to choose between good union jobs and a clean, healthy future. Illinois workers are building both.
climatejobsillinois.org
"The clean jobs inventory found that occupations “with the brightest outlook” in Illinois in coming years include construction laborers, power line installers, electricians, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians."
canarymedia.com/articles/cle…
Illinois just secured 600 MW of new battery storage — enough to power ~500,000 homes. It's a huge step toward the state's clean energy goals under CRGA but we need to keep building to hit 3,000 MW by 2030. More storage = more good jobs & reliable grid 🔋⚡capitolnewsillinois.com/news…
"A pause is not a policy." @chicagotribune's David Greising gets it right: Illinois can't just freeze data center tax breaks without real standards and a longer-term plan in place to benefit our economy and working families. chicagotribune.com/2026/08/2…
Climate Jobs Illinois is a coalition of Illinois labor unions united around one goal: fight climate change while building a stronger, more equitable middle class. Learn more about our mission → climatejobsillinois.org
