Memo: Effect of U.S. Employment Plan on Competitive Bidding
This UCLA Law School study demonstrates the U.S. Employment Plan‘s impact on price and bidder pools.
Public contracts shrouded in secrecy
The trade secret exemption “absolutely eviscerates the public records law,” said Madeline Janis, executive director of Jobs to Move America. “Companies claim that everything is a trade secret, everything is proprietary. If communities and workers can’t get the information, how
Harnessing Government Spending to Revitalize Good Manufacturing Jobs
This report considers new ways in which government can play a role in revitalizing manufacturing, and brings to light new tools to ensure good jobs, inclusivity, and community benefits.
Industry stakeholders weigh in on regulation, free trade, transit funding and other potential election-impacted issues
“We need mass transit to make our cities better, to make life better for people who can’t afford cars or who don’t want to continue to drive in traffic. Public transit has triple bottom-line benefits,” said Madeline Janis.
How billions of dollars in transportation spending can transform our communities
Although the national unemployment rate has declined since the Great Recession, for low-income families and communities of color, the unemployment rate remains in the double-digits and good, family-supporting jobs can’t come fast enough.
USPS should seriously consider letting Milwaukee build its new mail trucks
The Service and city government could work closely with REV Group to draft up a jobs creation program similar to Jobs to Move America’s U.S. Employment Plan (USEP).
MTA commits to U.S. jobs with new $3.2 billion subway car purchase
New York – The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the upcoming purchase of 1025 subway cars, worth an estimated $3.2 billion, that prioritizes the creation and retention of good manufacturing jobs for U.S. workers. The
The MTA can rescue suffering workers: Use the capital plan to create good jobs
The MTA capital plan offers us the means to get back on track. We can create opportunities for more manufacturing right here in New York, particularly in the New York City area, where the problems of income inequality are most
Investing in public transit lifts up working people
Access to reliable, affordable public transportation is a gateway to a better quality of life that comes from good jobs, quality public education and other public services. For the millions of Americans who can’t afford a vehicle, a simple bus
JMA statement on USDOT Ladders of Opportunity initiatives
Transportation is essential to every American’s life. Each day, millions of Americans rely on it to participate in society. For years, inequitable transportation infrastructure has separated communities along racial and economic lines. Transportation investment has historically resulted in few good