

2025 Save The Sierra Club Letter Writing Tool
After years of turmoil, layoffs, and wasteful spending, and with another budget deficit looming, it is time for the Sierra Club Board of Directors to take decisive action to Save the Sierra Club. With the Trump Administration’s unprecedented attacks on environmental and climate policy, it is even more critical that our Board is stepping up and taking real leadership to address the problems facing the organization. Volunteer leaders, Sierra Club staff, and Progressive Workers Union are teaming up to call on the Board to:
- Stand up to Trump;
- Stop the Layoffs;
- Fight for Pay Equity; and
- Hold Exec Team Accountable
The Sierra Club is one of the most well respected and powerful grassroots organizations in the nation - our career staff and volunteers are our greatest assets and should be prioritized over flashy consultants and overpaid and out of touch executives.
With a new crop of elected Board members, and a new President of the Board, now is the time for the Board to stand up and say enough is enough.
Take Action - Attend June 26 Board of Directors Meeting
Join us at the upcoming Sierra Club Board of Directors meeting on June 26 from 7-8:30pm ET / 4-5:30pm PT to send a strong message to the Board, letting them know that we’re watching closely, and that we will support them to take action to curb the ongoing atrophy of our storied organization.
Use background and profile picture on the call to send the Board a strong message. Find a tutorial on setting a custom zoom background here. Find a tutorial for setting a custom profile picture here.
Write a Letter to the Board
Consider writing a personalized letter to the Board of Directors voicing your frustration with the current trajectory of the Sierra Club. You can use this letter writing tool, or draft your own message.
What else can you do now?
- Join our Town Hall Webinar on Wednesday, June 25, at 4 pm PT / 7 PM ET
- If you are a PWU member, join our upcoming call:
- Sierra Club Units Call July 1st at 2pm ET / 11am PT
- Opt In to PWU email communications
- Catch up on recent news:
- Sierra Club union says layoffs broke the law (June 24, 2025)
- Sierra Club chapter leaders seek executive director’s ouster (June 16, 2025)
- Sierra Club to lay off dozens of employees (June 10, 2025)
- Sierra Club Turmoil Triggers Strike (July 1, 2024)
- Sierra Club staffers plan pickets in 3 cities (July 1, 2024)
- Sierra Club workers authorize Tuesday strike; Missouri workers expected to participate (June 27, 2024)
- Sierra Club workers vote to authorize strike amid layoffs, allegations of mismanagement (June 27, 2024)
- Sierra Club union votes to authorize strike (June 27, 2024)
- Sierra Club floats ‘best and final’ contract offer to staff union (June 21, 2024)
- Sierra Club staff to board: Fire Ben Jealous (June 5, 2024)
- Did Big Green Groups Fumble Their George Floyd Moment? (May 22, 2024)
- More layoffs at Sierra Club (May 20, 2024)
- What the Hell Is Going On at the Sierra Club? (May 17, 2024)
- Strife at Sierra Club as staff fears more layoffs (May 2, 2024)
- Inside the Meltdown at the Sierra Club (April 5, 2024)
- Union Accuses Sierra Club of Plotting to Fire Strikers (February 16, 2024)
This toolkit is for everyone in the Sierra Club community: PWU members, SEA members, non-represented staff at the chapter and national levels, Sierra Club members and volunteers, and members of partner organizations.
How it works:
- Write an email to the Board, grounded in your experience. We've drafted a sample letter, but feel free to write your own if you prefer! Either way, please personalize this by adding a story about how changes at Sierra Club have impacted you and your work. Don’t overthink this, 1-2 sentences is enough!
- Find three coworkers, Sierra Club members, or supporters, and share this tool