LD1231 - Labor Standards on Renewable Energy Projects

(2021)

An Act Concerning Climate and Community Investment Projects

What is the bill?

Climate change poses serious threats – warming oceans, rising sea levels, extreme weather and much more. Unions in Maine have been developing a vision to address climate change and economic inequality together and create thousands of new union jobs. LD 1231 would have advanced labor and equity standards by requiring that renewable energy projects over two megawatts that receive over $50,000 in state assistance pay workers a prevailing wage, use registered apprenticeship programs, develop a diverse workforce, and encourage Project Labor Agreements. This bill was narrowly defeated in the Senate 17-17 after opposition from the Governor’s office.

What happened?

Defeated (Passed the House, Failed the Senate)

Votes