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New America, February 13, 2023
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Reagan-era regulations hold back good jobs policies in states and cities

New America discusses how Uniform Guidance regulations inhibit state and municipal efforts to support job quality and worker power through infrastructure spending, and how a coalition led by JMA is working to change this.

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The South

Report: Job Quality and Community Well-Being in Mississippi and Alabama’s Manufacturing Facilities

Manufacturing is big business in the South. Lured by generous tax incentives, global companies like Mercedes, Boeing, Nissan and more have set up shop in Alabama and Mississippi. But what's the quality of these jobs these major companies are creating with residents' tax dollars?

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Tax Notes, January 23, 2023
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A Closer Look at the Critical Minerals and Battery Components White Paper

The Treasury and the IRS released a white paper previewing their tax guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV tax credits. JMA recommends attaching good jobs standards to the rules.

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On Anniversary of Roe, Freedom for Workers Means Reproductive Rights

January 22 marks what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade—if not for the Supreme Court overturning the ruling in June, striking down the constitutional right to abortion care.  As an economic justice organization, Jobs to Move

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National

“Good Jobs: Making the Most of Infrastructure Investments” Panel

New America hosted the panel on Oct. 24 to discuss the importance of using recent federal investments to create good jobs. JMA’s National Director, Miranda Nelson, was on the panel. Watch it below.

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Using Local and Economically-Targeted Hire to Promote Good Jobs Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

by Michael Lawliss, JMA Senior Policy Coordinator We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build resilient infrastructure for the 21st century and benefit the communities that live near these projects. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment

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Jobs to Move America Stands with Black Workers Following Racist Remarks from Los Angeles City Council President

By Héctor Huezo, JMA California Director On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times and Knock LA reported on leaked recordings revealing racist, anti-Black, and reprehensible remarks made by City Council President Nury Martinez in conversation with Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and

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Forbes, October 7, 2022
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‘Made In America’ Should Not Mean ‘Made Under Injustice’

The Biden administration is making historic investments in U.S. manufacturing–through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, and by increasing domestic content requirements under

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The American Prospect, September 28, 2022
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Industrial Policy Without Industrial Unions

Coalitions like Jobs to Move America are focused on winning community benefit agreements in places like Illinois, where labor and environmental groups are calling on Lion Electric to allow employees to decide on union representation.