Jobs to Move America

Posted in :: Gotham Gazette , November 14, 2022
Categories:: Climate Change, Infrastructure/Transportation, Manufacturing

With the Environmental Bond Act’s Passage, Let’s Ensure the Green Transition Creates Good Jobs

JMA’s Farah Mehreen Ahmad wrote about what the passage of the Bond Act means for New York.

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Posted :: Oct 14, 2022
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing

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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Posted :: Oct 10, 2022
Categories:: Climate Change, Infrastructure/Transportation, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

Indigenous peoples must have a seat at the table in electric vehicle mining negotiations

By Paola Rodelas, JMA Communications Director Mankayan, Philippines. Indigenous resistance against harmful development has benefited the local community, but continues to be a constant threat. Credit: Paola Rodelas I come from a family of miners–indigenous peoples who have lived

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Posted in :: Forbes, October 7, 2022
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

‘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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Posted in :: The American Prospect, September 28, 2022
Categories:: Climate Change, Labor, Manufacturing

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.

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Posted :: Oct 5, 2022
Categories:: Labor, Manufacturing, Worker Stories, Workforce Development

Union Gives Confidence to School Bus Manufacturing Worker About EV Transition

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Posted :: Sep 30, 2022
Categories:: Climate Change, Economy, Labor, Manufacturing

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs SB 674, California’s High Road Jobs Program, Into Law

CONTACT: Lauren LaBorde(504) 289-1626llaborde@jobstomoveamerica.org Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs SB 674, California’s High Road Jobs Program, Into Law Law will support creation and retention of quality jobs in green transit manufacturing SACRAMENTO, CA –Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom

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Posted :: Sep 29, 2022
Categories:: Manufacturing, Workforce Development

Alabama groups issue request for proposals from organizations to handle worker discrimination, harassment complaints

CONTACT: Shechel Williams(404) 484-7067‬swilliams@jobstomoveamerica.org Alabama groups issue request for proposals from organizations to handle worker discrimination, harassment complaintsNonprofits, law school clinics, and legal services in Alabama, southern Tennessee, or central-to-western Georgia are encouraged to apply by November 11

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Posted :: Sep 29, 2022
Program Area:: National

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

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), was signed into law on November 15, 2021. This federal legislation will bring $1.2 trillion to states and cities over the next 5 years to

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Posted :: Sep 22, 2022
Categories:: Labor, Manufacturing

More than 20 Alabama community groups call on Hyundai to stop alleged use of child labor at suppliers; groups say recent reports of violations show need for community benefits agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Paola RodelasCommunications Director, Jobs to Move America(808) 333-4782prodelas@jobstomoveamerica.org Robyn HydenExecutive Director, Alabama Arise(334) 832-9060robyn@alarise.org More than 20 Alabama community groups call on Hyundai to stop alleged use of child labor at suppliers Groups say

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