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World Resources Institute , August 31, 2023
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US Clean Energy Projects Need Public Buy-in. Community Benefits Agreements Can Help

The article mentions how JMA’s community benefits agreements and other project agreements can promote safe, equitable clean energy development and guaranteeing local benefits (like jobs and improved infrastructure) to garner support among nearby communities.

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Electrify NY Green Transit, Green Jobs Press Event

Elected officials, advocates and labor leaders held a Zoom event on August 31, 2023 to urge Gov. Hochul to add the comprehensive Green Transit, Green Jobs Bill to the executive budget. Speakers: Jay Mehta, Northeast Director at Jobs to Move

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Civil Rights Leaders, Labor Unions and Community Coalitions Demand Hyundai Raise Standards in Wake of Child Labor Scandals and Construction Worker Death

Contact: JMA: Rob Yen ryen@jobstomoveamerica.org Civil Rights Leaders, Labor Unions and Community Coalitions Demand Hyundai Raise Standards in Wake of Child Labor Scandals and Construction Worker Death Coalition of Alabama, Georgia Groups Calls on Hyundai to Commit to High-Road Jobs

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Coalition Calls for Community Benefits Agreement With Lion Electric 

As Lion Electric officially opens its new manufacturing facility in Joliet, Illinois, a growing coalition of community members is calling on the electric vehicle company to negotiate a community benefits agreement (CBA) and commit to creating good jobs and investing in the community. 

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Southern Program 2024 Alabama Learning Trip

Join Jobs to Move America from October 7-10th for a transformative trip through Alabama, the center of the civil rights movement and the growing Black-led worker justice movement. This is an opportunity to significantly contribute to the worker organizing and

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Workers and kids are winning big with electric school buses–but there’s a long way to go

by Ian Elder, National Research and Policy Manager Electric school buses (ESB) have come a long way since a year ago, when we published our comprehensive report, Driving the Future. In just a year, the technology has taken off:

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JMA’s Community Benefits Agreement With New Flyer: One Year Later

by Will Tucker, JMA Southern Director Earlier this month, the Jobs to Move America team in Alabama had lunch with nine New Flyer of America workers in Anniston, Ala. The workers were new to their jobs building, painting and testing

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Project Labor Agreement Resource Guide

JMA’s community benefits agreement with New Flyer is mentioned in the Department of Labor’s Project Labor, Community Workforce, and Community Benefits Agreements Resource Guide.

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State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at the NYU School of Law , May 11, 2023
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Winds of Change: Developing a Domestic Supply Chain & Good Jobs in the Offshore Wind Sector

JMA’s New York Policy Manager Mo-Yain Tham wrote about how the booming offshore wind industry needs to create good jobs and center communities.