CTA will quietly nudge rail car bidders to hire Americans
The request for a disclosure on an American jobs plan is not a requirement by the CTA, but it is the first time the transit agency has asked bidders to voluntarily submit such information.
Thinking outside our economic box: How transit investments can get U.S. manufacturing moving again
This Labor Day, let’s renew our commitment to getting out of the box and building a new economy where everyone wins.
CTA asks manufacturers of $2 billion rapid transit cars to disclose American jobs plans for first time
On Oct. 17, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced it will ask companies vying for a $2 billion contract to manufacture 854 new rapid transit cars to provide specific information on how many jobs they plan to create in America and how they will generate opportunities for American workers, for the first time.
Are American transit manufacturers afraid of American jobs?
Manufacturing companies may be afraid of American jobs, but the Jobs to Move America coalition is not. In the months ahead, our campaign will continue to ask public transit agencies to invest billions of American tax dollars into good jobs, opportunities and factories, right here in America.
Maryland must make sure transit investments create jobs here
With unemployment rates at 7 percent statewide and much higher in Baltimore, it's clear we need to be innovative and think about how we can grow the manufacturing industry by creating jobs across all communities, particularly those that are low-income.
LA bus buy creates new US jobs. Let’s make sure other cities follow suit.
Turning federally funded transit projects into a vehicle for job creation that also boosts America’s manufacturing sector is an overdue step.
How the CTA can create city jobs
Chicago has a huge opportunity, right now, to tackle the problem of unemployment, especially among African Americans.
Chicago’s $2 billion decision: Will it buy U.S.?
Chicago's fleet of elevated trains will be joined by 846 new railcars. But who will make them?
Go local, labor groups tell Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago labor groups are pissed. And they have a right to be. The Montreal-based company Bombardier Transportation was awarded a $1.14 billion contract to build more than 700 train cars for the Chicago Transit Authority, and the local workforce has been left out.
Labor groups: Future CTA rail car makers must disclose local job details
The Chicago Federation of Labor and Chicago Jobs with Justice, among seven other groups, want new manufacturers of Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) rail cars to lay out specific details about how many local jobs will be created before any contract is awarded.