A longstanding misinterpretation of procurement law keeps cities and states from using federal money to advance local policy goals. JMA’s Madeline Janis and UCLA School of Law Professor of Legal Ethics Scott Cummings on how groups like our Local Opportunities
To get a glimpse of this movement, we produced a video that shows the work we’re doing from Los Angeles to Birmingham. In a little over two minutes, the video shares our vision to transform public spending in the new
Sarah Anderson writes about how outdated Uniform Guidance policies reinforce historic racial and economic inequities and what the Local Opportunities Coalition is doing to update them.
The Local Opportunities Coalition, alongside supporting partner organizations, constitute 148 organizations from across the country who submitted comments regarding proposed updates to federal grant rules—known as the Uniform Guidance—that dictate how states and localities can spend federal money. Since the
On November 8, 2023, Jobs to Move America and the UCLA Law Review presented “Preemption Through Procurement” a webinar discussing the evolution and impact of a long standing legal misinterpretation of “competition” in federal procurement law, which has prevented state
JMA Co-Executive Director Madeline Janis offers some insight on UAW agreements and its effects on workers in the EV transition.
JMA Southern Program Director Will Tucker speaks on what the UAW agreements with the Big Three automakers mean for manufacturers looking to move to the South.
JMA Senior Researcher Marcos Feldman speaks on what the UAW victories mean to non-union workers and wages.
JMA Co-Executive Director Madeline Janis remarks on what Ford’s agreement with UAW means for the rest of the EV industry.
Contact: Rob Yen ryen@jobstomoveamerica.org Major EV company breaks agreement with community, showing the importance of the fight to win good jobs everywhere Los Angeles, CA, October 3, 2023 – In a press conference hosted by Jobs to Move America, the
