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Sierra Club, June 25, 2025
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Dozens of Organizations Urge Senate to Vote No on Bad Budget Bill that Would Raise Costs for Americans, Increase Transportation Pollution

Organizations including Jobs to Move America signed onto a letter against the recent budget reconcilliation bill in Congress that raises costs for American families, pollutes our communities, and eliminates hundreds of thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs to deliver massive tax

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The New York Times, June 11, 2025
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How Labor Unions Came to Define the L.A. Immigration Protests

Madeline Janis, who co-founded the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, helped drive the city’s metamorphosis into a Democratic-led municipality driven by immigrant-centered unions. She is now a co-director of Jobs to Move America, a nonprofit that works to

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Black History Month 2025: Honoring Black Labor and Uplifting Black Voices

by Larry HodgeSenior Alabama Organizer As we celebrate Black History Month, we recognize that African Americans have always been on the front lines of labor struggles —whether in the factories, on the docks, in government jobs, or in domestic work.

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Birmingham Leverages Public Funding for the Most Public Good with Historic Local Hire Ordinance

Public goods for the most public good is more than a slogan—it’s a mission and framework for how JMA builds a better world. A Local Hire Ordinance passed unanimously by the Birmingham, Alabama City Council in January is a perfect example. 

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Inequality.org, February 10, 2025
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Leveraging Public Funding to Strengthen Worker Protections

The successful union drive at New Flyer demonstrates how employers listen to their workers much better when their public funding is on the line.

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Erica Iheme on Investing in the Future of Organizing

JMA’s Organizing Director Erica Iheme is leading the charge to develop a cutting-edge training program for organizers. In a new video, she shares her vision for JMA’s future. This program will equip our team with the skills and tools they

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Al.com , December 10, 2024
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Alabama says they are safe enough for KFC, but too dangerous for parole

In a lawsuit in federal court, 10 current and former Alabama inmates are arguing that the state systemically denies parole to people on work release because the state benefits by keeping a big piece of each paycheck.

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Adelante Valle, December 3, 2024
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Lanzan líderes comunitarios nueva coalición

Valle Unido, una nueva coalición de grupos comunitarios, laborales y ambientales, hace un llamado a las empresas que buscan extraer litio a asumir compromisos vinculantes para un Valle del Litio.

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Politico , December 9, 2024
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Why ‘Lithium Valley’ holds clues for the country

“Part of the unveiling of the Valle Unido coalition this week was a statement about community benefits, which the corporations have talked about doing in a voluntary way, and the community is demanding that that be mandatory. That need for

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Valle Unido Coalition Charts a Pathway Forward to a  Community-Centered Lithium Valley

Community, labor, and environmental groups call on Lithium  companies to commit to good jobs and a healthy environment for Imperial Valley residents CALIPATRIA, CA.–Valle Unido Por Beneficios Comunitarios (Valle Unido), a new coalition of community,  labor, and environmental groups, calls