How New York could make better jobs in Alabama
A new campaign wants city transit authorities to enforce stronger agreements for workers as they contract with a manufacturer in the South.
American Factory tells an all too familiar story
“We’ve seen it over and over: when workers and community members join together to demand dignity and respect, they can achieve the goal of shared prosperity that should be the basis for all of these agreements in the first place.
What the GM strikers teach us about government subsidies
“What GM is teaching us is that government subsidies and tax credits should not be a handshake deal. Ultimately, taxpayers are footing the bill. Our government – at federal, state and local levels – must ensure that public money is spent
Column: ‘American Factory’ tells an all too familiar story
Netflix is airing a new documentary, “American Factory,” which tells an important and powerful story. Spoiler alert: the ending is not a triumphant one for the workers. But better endings do, in fact, exist.
Sure, watch ‘American Factory.’ But don’t think that all Chinese factories are like the one in the film
“When it comes to the treatment of workers and the protection of the environment, any company anywhere can choose to be a good actor or a bad one — and left unchecked, they often choose the latter. In my experience,
Contracting Careers Opportunity Policy Ordinance at CTA
CTA will be the second transit agency nationally and the largest agency to apply our signature good jobs policy, the USEP, to its major procurements.
This California bill is a win for communities and transparency
If Amazon came to your city promising to create 50,000 jobs in exchange for over a billion dollars in dollars in tax credits and grants, could you easily access records verifying the existence of those jobs?
Column: Let’s electrify public buses without throwing workers under the bus
A large-scale transition to electric buses is a logical way to meet these emissions targets and clean our air. Now it’s time to get serious about making that transition work for everyone.
Let’s electrify public buses without throwing workers under the bus
“Here’s the thing: electric buses are coming. That much is certain. But how electric buses will be deployed en masse is another story, one that’s still unfolding. Will cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles that have committed to
New report: Clean air and good jobs are achievable if cities and states plan for it
As policymakers and communities struggle with questions about how to clean our air and protect and create new jobs, a respected scientist from Jobs to Move America released a new report today, “Transforming Transit, Realizing Opportunity” that shows how those