Organize, Industrialize, Decarbonize

California’s economy is not working for the working class, and it’s not working for our planet.

Billionaires are raking in record profits, while millions struggle to meet their basic needs. For most California workers, a living wage job is hard to find, and climate change is sending the state’s high cost-of-living skyrocketing even higher.

It’s time for California to embrace a bold new economic strategy to create tens of thousands of new union jobs, rapidly slash greenhouse gas emissions, and drive down energy costs for working class communities.

That’s why UAW Region 6 is leading the fight for a pro-worker green industrial policy that empowers the state government to shape growth for the greatest public good.

We outline this vision in our new report, Organize, Industrialize, Decarbonize! A Pro-Worker, Green Industrial Policy for California.

Working people can’t afford to let private companies dictate what is and isn’t possible based on what’s best for their bottom line. Rather, the state must stand ready to finance and build the zero-emission technologies we need to meet our climate goals and create the high-quality union jobs our communities need to thrive. That will mean embracing time-tested industrial policy tools like strategic stockpiles, centralized procurement, and public enterprises.

It’s time for a bold vision and a bold plan of action. Working people can win the future we deserve – if we take action together.