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Unions, educators and contractors back 'healthy and sustainable schools' bill to fix ventilation and create jobs
Summary
H.3476/S.2275 would create an office for healthy and sustainable schools, fund assessments and upgrades, and prioritize environmental‑justice communities. Labor unions emphasized apprenticeship use and prevailing‑wage requirements; some contractor groups warned that strict PLA and apprenticeship thresholds could reduce competition.
Chrissy Lynch, president of the Massachusetts AFL‑CIO, and Ryan Murphy of Climate Jobs Massachusetts urged support for H.3476/S.2275, saying the bill would assess and rebuild energy infrastructure in public schools and produce union construction jobs. "This bill would assess the energy infrastructure in our public schools and rebuild them in the most energy efficient possible way that also supports good union construction jobs," Lynch told the committee.
Ryan Murphy said the…
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