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Workers at Environmental Defense Fund win union election, forming the largest green nonprofit union in the U.S.

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Media Contacts: Kathleen Floyd, WBNG Communications, kfloyd@wbng.org
Jack Alber, together4edf@gmail.com

WASHINGTON — Today, workers at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) voted to unionize, with 81% of participants voting in favor of the union, EDF Together. This win follows over a year of staff organizing with the mission of championing the rights, well-being, and collective voice of workers at EDF.

Workers at the Environmental Defense Fund seek recognition as “EDF Together,” the largest green nonprofit union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 2, 2025

Media Contact:
Kathleen Floyd, Comms, WBNG — kfloyd@wbng.org, (202) 734-7830

WASHINGTON — Today, workers at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced the formation of their union, “EDF Together,” which will represent nearly 500 workers. They are proud to have submitted a supermajority of union authorization cards from union-eligible staff and hope to receive voluntary recognition from EDF’s Executive Management Team, following in the footsteps of close partners Natural Resources Defense Council Union, League of Conservation Voters Union, and thousands of other workers represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild.