GreenLight Manufacturing

Brief #1

In This Issue Working for family-wage jobs and economic

 About the Worker Center justice
and its role in GreenLight The mission of the Worker Center is to
increase the M.L. King County Labor
 The Apollo Alliance and
Council’s (MLKCLC) capacity to carry out
the T-MAP project for
initiatives that generate high skills and
green manufacturing
high-wage jobs, improve workforce and
 Update on Washington training systems, better the delivery of
Apollo Alliance services for dislocated workers, and build alliances with community and
environmental organizations. Established in 1986 by labor, religious, and
 Opportunities to increase
community organizations, the Worker Center has a well-regarded and
green manufacturing
nationally recognized history of innovation, policy analysis, and organizing.
employment locally
In 1995, it became the Labor Council’s economic and workforce
development division. The Worker Center engages exclusively in non-profit
activities designed to promote and preserve a regional job base that
sustains and improves the quality of life and environment for workers and
families throughout our community.
The Worker Center is a labor partner in the Workforce Development
Council’s (WDC) GreenLight program, focusing on the manufacturing
portion. In this role, the Worker Center will coordinate with MLKCLC,
Washington Apollo Alliance, the WDC and other GreenLight partners, and
employers in green manufacturing through the following activities:
 Identify trends and future opportunities within the green
manufacturing sector, working with local business liaisons
 Participate in a Green Manufacturing Task Force to ensure training
alignment with employers’ needs and access to job opportunities
 Conduct industry research to identify regional “niches” and economic
growth, which will:
o Educate the public and promote green manufacturing
technologies
o Map current & emerging supply chains and workforce
infrastructure, including pre-apprenticeships
o Provide regional comparative analysis
o Develop programs and policy to support identified “niche”
areas
The Apollo Alliance and the Transportation
Manufacturing Action Plan (T-MAP)
The Apollo Alliance is a strong coalition of unlikely
and diverse interests — including labor, business,
environmental and community leaders — dedicated
to advancing a bold vision for the next American
economy, centered on clean energy and good jobs.
To advance this mission, the Apollo Alliance has
worked at the center of clean energy / climate
policies and strategies to strengthen our nation’s
manufacturing sector.

With the recent passage of a continuing resolution to fund transportation

through September 2010, it appears like that the upcoming year will see a
genuine debate about a full reauthorization of the transportation bill. This
debate will provide a major opportunity to influence both energy
consumption and job creation. The U.S. transportation sector accounts for
nearly 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, and represents 70% of
domestic oil consumption. The transportation bill is also the second largest
federal procurement behind only our national expenditures on defense.
Representative Oberstar’s Surface Transportation Authorization Act proposal
would provide a total of $500 billion over 6 years in transportation
spending, of which nearly $100 billion would support mass transit.
Assuming that the breakdown between transit operations and capital
investments under the current transportation bill holds, nearly $30 billion
would be available to support capital investments in transit systems and
vehicles. To ensure that the American economy reaps the full benefits of
this expenditure, it is essential that we have a comprehensive strategy to
expand our domestic transit manufacturing capabilities.
The T-MAP Initiative
Based on its successful GreenMAP process, which examined the policy
supports needed to expand our clean energy manufacturing sector, Apollo
Alliance has convene a diverse set of political stakeholders at the national
level, including labor and business leaders, transportation and
environmental policy experts and economic development professionals to
examine the policy supports needed to expand the domestic manufacture of
transit systems, cars, and component parts.
To inform the work of this task force, the Apollo Alliance worked with
research partners at Duke and Northeastern Universities and the
Worldwatch Institute to conduct research that examines the potential for
manufacturing job creation with investment in transit, as well as analysis of
policy options to support the domestic manufacture of transit systems,
vehicles, and component parts. There are three primary research projects:
1. Analysis of the manufacturing supply chain for the U.S. rail car
industry: This study explores the stake that U.S. companies (and their
employees) have in federal transportation policies. The study, conducted
by researchers at the Duke University Center on Globalization,
Governance & Competitiveness, maps the supply chain for the industry
in detail, from raw materials through components to the finished
product, and uses industry databases such as Dun & Bradstreet,
Hoover's, and Standard & Poor's to identify firms currently providing
component parts for the U.S. rail car industry. This study complements

2.
WASHINGTON
APOLLO
ALLIANCE
 Catalyzed a business, labor,
environmental, and
community coalition in
support of I-937,
Washington’s renewable
energy portfolio standard.
 Using the established
coalition to develop the
Climate Action and Green
Jobs policy concept,
codified into law in 2008.
The Climate Action and
Green Jobs law directed
measurement and
reporting of the most
harmful greenhouse-gas
emissions while creating a
framework to enhance
green jobs in WA—
research, skill panels, and
green job training fund
mechanism.
 Co-organized and co-hosted
the 2008 Green Industrial
Business and Career
3. Additional policy memos which explore issues related to the
Expo, held at South
Seattle Community
College’s Georgetown
Industrial Excellence
Center. The Expo laid the
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groundwork for ongoing
partnerships and
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collaborative projects
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educators, students, and
green-economy
stakeholders. This
collaboration is aimed at
growing the regional
green manufacturing and
industrial base, while
developing educational
and career pathways in
green technologies.
an earlier analysis of the bus manufacturing supply chain released last
fall.
Estimates of manufacturing job creation potential in the
production of bus and rail vehicles and their component parts:
Building off the Duke University analyses of transit vehicle supply chains
industries, Northeastern University and the Worldwatch Institute analyze
the potential manufacturing job creation in the production of bus and
rail vehicles and their component parts, under three different
investment scenarios. This study will be based upon the methodology
used to estimate potential job creation renewable energy system and
component part manufacturing. The analysis will begin by identifying
the full range of suppliers to the current bus and rail industry, from raw
materials through components to the finished product, will be mapped
to their North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes.
Using industry databases such as Dun & Bradstreet, Hoover's, and
Standard & Poor's, researchers with Northeastern University and the
WorldWatch Institute will identify the location of existing (currently non-
integrated) manufacturing activity which could, potentially, enter the
bus and rail supply/value chains should additional demand emerge.
To estimate total potential jobs creation, Northeastern and WorldWatch
will develop a “calculator” to estimate the number of manufacturing jobs
supported through the purchase of new transit rolling stock under the
investment scenarios mentioned above, assuming full domestic
manufacture of all newly-demanded transit systems, cars, and
component parts. Using the analysis of the location of existing
manufacturing capacity developed by mapping the supply chain to their
NAICS classifications, the job creation projections will provide state and
metro level figures in key states, and will be disaggregated by
manufacturing subsector.
domestic manufacture of transit systems, vehicles and
component parts:
 Estimate of the share of transit systems, vehicles and component
parts manufactured domestically. To assess the opportunity for
manufacturing job growth in transit manufacturing, we will analyze
the percentage of transit systems, vehicles, and component parts
which are currently manufactured domestically.
 Cross-national analysis of the transit industry and manufacturing
policies. The transit industry and manufacturing policies of selected
European and Asian countries will be analyzed, with a focus on
identifying policies which could be adapted to the United States.
 Analysis of state and local policies/practices affecting transit
manufacturing. The policies and practices of state and local
governments will be analyzed to identify changes in local practices
needed to create a predictable stream of transit vehicle orders,
including procurement, maintenance, and planned replacement
policies. This report will be based historical research and interviews
with transportation experts and heads of transit authorities.
Washington Chapter of Apollo Alliance
Organized in 2004, Washington was one of the
founding chapters of the national Apollo
Alliance. The Washington Apollo Alliance is
convened to pursue a statewide agenda of
investment in renewable energy and energy
efficiency to create good jobs, achieve energy
independence, revitalize underserved
communities, and improve our environment.

The Opportunity for Clean Energy Manufacturing in Washington

The Washington Apollo Alliance convened in 2010 to explore strategies that
will increase the demand for regionally-manufactured stock and components
of the clean energy economy, especially components and rolling stock for
transportation systems. The idea is to dovetail the work of the National
Apollo Alliance and create a strategy that would build off our region’s
strength in capital-goods manufacturing, coupled with major investments in
our transportation infrastructure, and bring our economy into the clean
transportation future. These strategies include regional industrial
competitiveness, environmental performance of operations, and new career
opportunities for members of industrial communities.

The Washington Apollo Alliance will be the core of a Green Manufacturing

Task Force will explore policy options that encompass the following vision
for a 21st Century transportation infrastructure:
 Local build of transportation components and capital stock
 Emissions reductions in production and operations
 Efficiency in production and operations
 Mode neutrality in transportation planning & funding
 New opportunities for a community workforce

Specifically, the Washington Apollo Alliance will focus green strategies

around three transportation manufacturing industry sectors that currently
exist in Washington:
1. Medium- to Heavy-duty truck manufacturing that
employs hybrid and alternative clean fuel
technologies; green technologies for use in
passenger busses
2. Hybrid and emissions-reducing technologies for
shipbuilding and marine manufacturing
3. Advanced materials supply chain that could be used
in the manufacture and assembly of rail rolling stock
 Below is a brief overview of some of the opportunities in Green
Manufacturing our region’s industrial & manufacturing base affords. We will
present in-depth exploration of these and other opportunities in subsequent
issues of the “GreenLight Manufacturing Brief.”

Green Trucks Produced in Renton, WA

Kenworth, a division of
PACCAR Inc., began producing
trucks powered by liquefied
natural gas (LNG) in 2008 to
coincide with new emissions
regulations. Since that time,
fleet orders of LNG trucks
produced at the Renton facility
have steadily increased. LNG
technology produces
comparable power but
significantly less greenhouse-
gas emissions than traditional, Pacific Gas & Electric was the first utility in
diesel-burning engines. the U.S. to utilize LNG service trucks, built
Additionally, LNG fuel is by Kenworth
currently less expensive than
an equivalent gallon-measure of diesel, with price differentials expected
to grow. Based on recently expanded production levels, the Renton plant
is currently hiring skilled assemblers, painters, forklift drivers,
maintenance mechanics and electricians.

Hybrid Vessel Technology invented in Seattle

Unveiledin January 2009 at the
Port of Long Beach, CA by Seattle-
based Foss Maritime, the Carolyn
Dorothy symbolizes the bright
future of green technologies in the
marine industry. The Dolphin-class
vessel is the world’s first true
hybrid electric tugboat. The hybrid
optimizes engines, batteries, and
generators to run only when power
is needed, eliminating unnecessary
The Carolyn Dorothy, working the Port idling. Research shows that the
of Long Beach, CA Carolyn Dorothy emitted over 70%
less soot, over 50% less nitrogen
oxides, and over 25% less carbon dioxide than a traditional Dolphin Class
tugboat, while maintaining the over 5,000 hp necessary to perform its
work. The Carolyn Dorothy was built within Foss’ pre-existing Dolphin
Class program at its facility in Oregon. But there are immense
opportunities in our local marine manufacturing industry for hybrid
retrofitting of existing vessels, providing the potential for increased
employment in Puget Sound shipyards for the 11 skilled Metal Trades
craft workers and apprentices.

In addition to the
above opportunities
for local clean
transportation
manufacturing, “The
GreenLight
Manufacturing
Brief” will explore
local manufacturing
and industrial topics
such as:
 LNG Ferries
 Gear machining and
apprenticeship training
for transportation
components
 Streetcars
 Light rail
 Electric vehicle
technology & public
transportation
 Technology for hybrid
busses
 Career pathways in
marine manufacturing
Machinists Building Rail Stock & Green Tech in
South Seattle
Pacifica shop floor in Seattle, WA
When cuts in federal defense contracts caused layoffs in Washington’s
aerospace industry in the mid-1990s, leaving thousands of skilled
machinists and technical workers jobless, Machinists’ Union District Lodge
160 formed their own manufacturing company and went out looking for
business to put their laid-off members back to work. The result was
Pacifica, and the company was able to win a contract to build trains for the
Amtrak Cascade service from Vancouver, B.C. to Eugene, OR. Since that
time, Pacifica has continued as a company specializing in new train vehicle
assembly and train vehicle refurbishing. In 2003, the company diversified
its transportation work and initiated its Green Tech Division, specializing in
diesel emissions control systems and monitoring, oil seed process system
for food and biofuels, and CO2 gas solvent extraction systems. In 2005,
Pacifica added a Paint and Coatings Division, focusing in particular on
industrial vehicles and equipment. The Seattle metropolitan area is one of
just 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S. that are currently planning rail
projects in excess of $10 billion, and our industrial capacity for
transportation manufacturing has the potential to maximize these
investments for our local economy.
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