Environmental Workers Push to Join CWA

Last month, workers at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced the formation of their union, “EDF Together.” Their union will represent the largest green, nonprofit unit in CWA to date with over 500 new members. They will join other nonprofit members, including those at the League of Conservation Voters Union, the Natural Resources Defense Council Union, Audubon's “Bird Union,” and Kimbal Musk’s Big Green.

A supermajority of union-eligible EDFers signed union authorization cards, a widely recognized and efficient way to signal workers’ choice to form a union. EDF management has, however, denied voluntary recognition of the union, and workers are now gearing up for an election, overseen by the National Labor Relations Board.

EDF Together’s mission is to champion the rights, well-being, and collective voice of EDF workers. Members seek to strengthen collaboration across the organization and ensure their relationships are effective, equitable, and rooted in trust. EDF works to advance environmental solutions for a just and livable world, and forming this union will empower staff to enhance that work at a critical time.

Members of EDF Together will join the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (TNG-CWA Local 32035).

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.