The AFL-CIO says it is seeking to pull together at least $10 billion in private and public funds over the next five years to invest in infrastructure projects, with the money coming from pension funds, federal, state and local governments, contractors, financial companies and non-profit organizations.
The plan, which union officials announced on June 29 at a Clinton Global Initiative meeting, also includes spending at least $20 million in union-related funds over the next 12 months to make energy-efficiency improvements to public and private buildings. The AFL-CIO will kick off that effort by issuing a request for proposals to do an energy-efficiency upgrade of its Washington, D.C., headquarters building.