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Iris Packman is a Senior Research & Policy Development Associate at the Climate Jobs Institute, part of Cornell University's ILR School in Ithaca, NY. Her work focuses on legal and policy frameworks for union jobs in the clean energy sector and equitable climate transitions.
Her educational qualifications include:
- J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, magna cum laude (Leadership Scholar, Ward Kershaw Advocacy Prize)
- B.S. from Cornell's ILR School (Cornell Tradition Fellow)
Packman's research spans Labor Law, Climate Policy, Clean Energy Jobs, Workers' Rights, Union Organizing, and Social Justice. With two decades in the labor movement as a lawyer and organizer, she develops legal mechanisms for high-quality union jobs in renewable energy through state procurement laws and labor standards. Her current work drives campaigns for carbon-free schools, utility-scale solar, and offshore wind while centering frontline communities in climate transitions.
She previously served as Deputy General Counsel for the Climate Jobs National Resource Center and Assistant General Counsel to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (1.3 million members), advising on First Amendment challenges at Walmart, medical cannabis industry legislation, and extending NLRA protections to cannabis workers. Packman is admitted to practice in New York, Maryland, and D.C., and serves on the Ithaca Children's Garden Executive Board and Ithaca's Sustainability & Climate Justice Advisory Council.
