‘We’re Gonna Win’: Alabama Mercedes Workers Begin UAW Vote
A victory in the Southern state, said one organizer, “would show workers across all different industries that they can stand up together and fight for more.”
Alabama Mercedes-Benz union vote underway: What’s at stake in this historic labor fight?
Vote totals are expected to be available soon in the historic election that follows a whirlwind five months as union organizers signed up a majority of workers at the factory, which has been long resistant to union activity.
Chicago Leaders Celebrate Pro-Worker Changes to Federal Guidelines
Contact: Jobs to Move America: Lauren LaBordellaborde@jobstomoveamerica.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago Leaders Celebrate Pro-Worker Changes to Federal Guidelines White House updates to Uniform Grants Guidance include lifting 40-year ban on local hire. CHICAGO, IL – Today, Chicago Ald. Mike
Could the Union Victory at VW Set Off a Wave?
By voting to join the United Automobile Workers, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have given the union something it has never had: a factory-wide foothold at a major foreign automaker in the South. Madeline Janis, co-executive director of Jobs to Move
Biden Administration tweaks regulations for how states, cities can use federal funding
Federal News Network’s Eric White spoke on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the assistant director for policy at the union-oriented Jobs to Move America, Valerie Lizarraga, about a recent update by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Nearly Three Decades of Data on Women in Construction is Missing — Here’s How That Could Change
“We cannot count on any private company, which is focused on the bottom line to, on its own, implement these national priorities, like hiring more women,” said Madeline Janis, executive director of labor organization Jobs to Move America. “If there
White House Empowers Local Economies with Update to Federal Guidelines
Coalition-driven updates to Uniform Grants Guidance include lifting 40-year ban on local hire. Contact: Jobs to Move America: Lauren LaBorde(504) 289-1626 llaborde@jobstomoveamerica.org JMA Deputy Director Miranda Nelson spoke at the White House event announcing the updated Uniform Grants Guidance. Following
Commentary: Green Transit, Green Jobs bill supports New York’s goals for climate and economy
The Green Transit, Green Jobs bill will help New York take a massive step toward a clean transportation sector while creating family-sustaining jobs for workers in communities that need them the most.
Labor leaders: Demand a better Micron deal
Microchip companies seeking public funding from the CHIPS and Science Act need to do better in creating good jobs for local communities.
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.