Lauren Lantry, lauren.lantry@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, on Labor Day, the Sierra Club is joining SEIU and the Fight for $15 movement at major actions across the country to highlight the need for good union jobs. The Sierra Club is proud to support these workers in their fight for a living wage on a living planet.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
"This Labor Day, the Sierra Club is proud to say that America needs unions. When we come together and raise our collective voices, we will win our fights for clean air, clean water, and a just clean energy economy.
“Many of the same people who pollute our air, water and climate are the same people who pay their workers low wages and pollute our politics. We need to rebalance our economy and restore our democracy so that it benefits all of us, not just a wealthy few.”
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