Climate and Community Investment Act
Jobs to Move America is fighting alongside the NY Renews coalition to pass the Climate and Community Investment Act (CCIA), which would invest $15 billion in new green infrastructure.
Opinion: Why we need to Electrify America’s school bus fleet
In this op-ed, John Costa (ATU) and Sonal Jessel (WE ACT for Environmental Justice) draw on Jobs to Move America's research to show how electrifying our school buses can create good jobs, healthier communities, and advance equity.
Advancements in electric buses making green transit more accessible
"Jobs to Move America supports the switch to electric buses, not just because of reduced carbon emissions and independence from fossil fuels, but also the negative impacts of diesel buses on occupational and societal health."
How much would it cost to electrify the nation’s school buses?
To electrify half of the nation's 500,000 fossil-fuel-powered school buses, it would cost approximately $30 billion.
NYC’s purchase of school buses should supercharge transition to electric fleet: advocates
The city’s purchase of hundreds of yellow buses could jump-start what has been a slow effort to add electric vehicles to the diesel-guzzling school-bus fleet, advocates argue in a new report.
As school systems recover, new research reveals how New York can speed up equitable transition to electric school buses
Policy recommendations outline path for equitable, swift transition to curb toxic air pollution and create good manufacturing jobs for workers.
Clean Buses for New York Kids
A report with policy recommendations for how New York can harness the transition to electric school buses to create healthier communities, good jobs, and clean rides for kids.
How New York can lead on climate action, good jobs, and pandemic recovery
With Covid-19 cases soaring and many still struggling to make ends meet, New York needs to take swift and long-term action to put the health and safety of workers and communities over corporate profit.
Labor and community groups sign landmark Community Benefits Agreement with Proterra
The agreement with JMA and USW 675 commits Proterra to goal of hiring 50% of its workers from communities facing significant barriers to employment, such as veterans, women, and people of color.
Let’s get to work
Now is our time to put people power, workers, and racial justice at the core of our new government’s agenda.