Managing Growth - Workforce and Equity

QuickTalk: Partnering with Labor Unions

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT

Location: 208AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

QuickTalk Moderator(s)

Stephanie Zawistowski (she/her/hers)

Director of Grassroots Engagement & Political Organizing
Solar Energy Industries Association
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

QuickTalk Panelist(s)

Erin Bryant (she/her/hers)

Director of Corporate Affairs
LiUNA
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
John Bzdawka (he/him/his)

International Representative
IBEW
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States

Strategic partnerships with labor unions are one way to accommodate workforce demand due to the clean energy industry's continued growth. As additional projects look to come online, labor unions can serve as a partner to companies seeking to meet IRA labor provision requirements and build their projects. Attendees will leave this session with a greater understanding of the role of labor unions in the clean energy workforce, where developers and unions have synergies that encourage collaboration, and how the clean energy industry can serve as a driver for generating well-paying, meaningful jobs.