Jobs to Move America

Posted :: May 17, 2022
Program Area:: National

Driving the Future: How to Electrify our School Buses and Center Kids, Communities, and Workers in the Transition

This represents a trailblazing effort to document the opportunity of school bus electrification in all its complexity.

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Posted in :: Capital & Main, April 27, 2022
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice, Worker Stories, Workforce Development

Electric Bus Makers Pave the Way to Union Jobs for Disadvantaged Workers

The program at Proterra is the fruit of a community benefit agreement (CBA) between the company, United Steelworkers Local 675 and the Jobs to Move America

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Posted in :: Streetsblog Chicago , April 14, 2022
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

Pace piggybacks on Georgia e-bus order, approves Homewood facility upgrade funding

Marcos Feldman, senior researcher for Jobs to Move America, argued that, in the interest of ensuring job opportunities and economic benefits for marginalized communities, Pace should bid the project out.

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Posted :: Apr 20, 2022
Categories:: Climate Change, Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing

This Earth Day, Let’s Invest in Workers

Today is Earth Day, and this year’s theme is “invest in our planet.” This call is more urgent than ever—the latest report from the group of scientists considered the international experts on climate change warns the moment is “now

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Posted :: Apr 6, 2022
Categories:: Climate Change, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice, Workforce Development

Warehouse Workers for Justice Report Uplifts Need for Good Jobs and Clean Air in Joliet

This week, Warehouse Workers for Justice released its new report “For Good Jobs & Clean Air: How a Just Transition to Zero Emission Vehicles Can Transform Warehousing,” which details the impact of the booming warehouse and logistics industry on Will

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Posted :: Dec 17, 2021
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Worker Stories, Workforce Development

Worker Story: Armando Acosta

Armando Acosta was born and raised in East LA in a poor family of 12 brothers, some of whom are currently incarcerated. He played professional softball for 15 years, but struggles with addiction that lead him to completely change his

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Posted :: Nov 30, 2021
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Worker Stories, Workforce Development

Worker Story: Daniel Cervantes

For Daniel Cervantes, being a role model for his three kids was important. And for years, he modeled hard work by leaving the house at 4 a.m. and coming back at around 8 p.m. Opportunities were scarce in Lancaster, so

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Posted in :: TIME, November 15, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Health & Safety, Manufacturing

U.S. School Buses May Never Be The Same Thanks to Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

The article highlights JMA’s work with allies Chispa and Sierra Club in advocating for electric school buses as well as putting a spotlight on UAW members at school bus factories in North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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Posted in :: Winnipeg Free Press, November 4, 2021
Categories:: Manufacturing, Racial Justice

American workers throw NFI under the bus

Company, CEO dispute claims of racism, bias

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Posted in :: Forbes, October 29, 2021
Categories:: Climate Change, Economy, Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing

Now is the Time to Unleash the Power of Cities and States to Build Back Better

The bipartisan infrastructure bill currently in Congress presents an opportunity to rebuild from the pandemic and prepare for the worsening climate crisis.

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