UAW Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy

The Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy (CMGE), a 501(c)(3) organization created by the United Auto Workers (UAW), will support the development of a well-trained, mission-driven green workforce as the United States ramps up green domestic manufacturing. The Inflation Reduction Act has jumpstarted the green economy in the United States, but many new investments offer low wages, limited safety training, and create barriers to support workers' right to organize. This trend is exacerbating a serious shortage of qualified, motivated workers needed to rapidly scale green technology—crimping sectoral growth. Without high-road job standards, decarbonization efforts will be delayed as a result. CMGE is part of a once in a generation opportunity to address these gaps and in tandem build an inclusive green economy that creates shared prosperity.