NextGen Climate President Tom Steyer Applauds SEIU’s Clean Energy Goals

Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) voted to make environmental justice one of its key priorities in 2016. In response, NextGen Climate President Tom Steyer issued the following statement:

“Protecting hard working American families has always been at the center of both the climate and the labor movement, so we are glad to see our brothers and sisters at SEIU continue the work to ensure safe water, clean air, and climate justice. I applaud President Mary Kay Henry’s announcement of SEIU’s goal of achieving 100% clean energy—a goal that we know is critical to stopping the worst effects of climate change and helping to preserve American prosperity. We are proud to stand arm in arm for environmental justice and we will continue to work with the labor movement to make sure that we have a just transition to the the clean energy economy.”