How Birmingham reflects an entwined struggle for civil and labor rights
JMA Co-Executive Director Erica Iheme talks about how Black history is a history of labor rights in Alabama.
United Auto Workers and Community Groups Demand Accountability From Hyundai Ahead of Major Transit Contract Approval
Following historic contract negotiations with the “Big 3” U.S. automakers, UAW members across multiple states are demanding accountability from Hyundai over a proposed $730 million rail car purchase by L.A. Metro. WHEN: Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 10:00am PST WHERE:
JMA Mentioned on “El Genio Lucas” Radio Show
JMA’s work in the South was mentioned on “El Genio Lucas,” a Spanish-language syndicated radio show that airs on more than 90 stations across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Patricia Genio Lucas23Download
A huge EV factory is coming to west Tennessee. Here’s how locals are ensuring they benefit.
JMA’s Will Tucker talks about how the community benefits agreement approach to the transition to green energy can work in the growing “Battery Belt” in the South.
Reclaiming the Progressive Potential of Procurement
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
New video showcases JMA’s work and vision for the green economy
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
Scraping Away the Anti-Worker, Anti-Racial Equity Vestiges of the Reagan Era
Sarah Anderson writes about how outdated Uniform Guidance policies reinforce historic racial and economic inequities and what the Local Opportunities Coalition is doing to update them.
Local Opportunities Coalition Comment in Response to Proposed Updates to Uniform Guidance
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
Watch Our Alabama Learning Trip Recap Video
Jobs to Move America hosted a Learning Trip to Alabama for our supports to gain an understanding of the labor and civil rights movement in Birmingham and Anniston, and what is being done to create good jobs in the area.
Webinar: Reimagining Procurement Law to Maximize State & Local Benefits of Infrastructure Investments
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