Reopening the economy makes us martyrs to economic growth
If our leaders valued human life in the same way they value corporate growth, we would have been able to control losses from the pandemic and survive lockdown.
If our leaders valued human life in the same way they value corporate growth, we would have been able to control losses from the pandemic and survive lockdown.
Done right, infrastructure stimulus presents opportunities to build stronger, fairer, and more resilient communities, writes former Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari.
“Jobs to Move America commends Representative Barragan on this initiative and her commitment to ensuring good jobs and clean air go hand in hand,” said Abhilasha Bhola.
The legislation would green the country's ports, fight climate change, and create good green jobs.
Local officials across the country are contending with how to build a sustained recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that includes the entire community, including how to get residents back to work into well-paying jobs.
California lawmakers will soon oversee billions of stimulus dollars and pass a state-level recovery package. But a loophole in the state’s public records law is preventing workers and communities from real recovery.
The bailout after the Great Recession led to a proliferation of low-quality, gig economy jobs. To recover from COVID-19, we can’t repeat the same mistakes.
If there was ever a time to come together to turn the tide on an economy that puts profits over people and the planet, it is now.
We're fighting to bring transparency to public contracts in California.
Illinois is poised to pass comprehensive energy legislation in the upcoming 2021 session. Our Illinois team is organizing with environmental and labor coalitions to propose worker-centered policies that would ensure an equitable transition to 100% clean energy and transition the state's public vehicle fleets.