WE ARE THE NEW LABOR MOVEMENT
Progressive Workers Union is part of a bolder, more diverse labor movement fighting for economic, environmental and racial justice. Our union is committed to learning and evolving, as individuals and as a collective, and standing in solidarity with movements for justice around the country and across the world.
Living wages on a living planet.
PWU fights for equity and justice within the workplace and without. Our union is building worker power and solidarity in the nonprofit industrial complex to challenge the influence of bad bosses and big money on our organizations and our communities.
About PWU
Who We Are
Our union started at Sierra Club in 1992 as the John Muir Local 100, a small union limited to some staff at Sierra Club, and was refounded as the Progressive Workers Union in 2017. Currently, PWU represents over 500 nonprofit workers across some of the largest and most influential organizations in the country, and our members and leaders work every day fighting for environmental, economic and racial justice within the climate movement.
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- Appalachian Voices Workers Union
- Greenpeace USA Workers United
- Sierra Club National Unit Union
- Sierra Club Chapter Unit Union
- Union of Concerned Scientists United
News & Updates
PWU’s Response to Faulty New York Times Article
Dear Members, As you may have seen today, the New York Times published a piece that tries to explain why the Sierra Club has faced downturns in fundraising in recent years. Journalistically, it’s a worthy question and a tough one to investigate. But the piece clearly...
PWU Statement on Sierra Club’s Firing of Executive Director Ben Jealous
Press Contact: [email protected] Oakland, Cal - The Sierra Club Board announced this afternoon that Executive Director Ben Jealous has been terminated for cause. In response to the news, Erica Dodt, President of the Progressive...
Sierra Club Puts Ben Jealous on Administrative Leave
Contact: [email protected] Washington, D.C. – Executive Director Ben Jealous has gone on leave following nearly three years of tumult and unprecedented labor management conflicts. In the last 12 months, managers, Chapters, volunteers...