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We believe that people -- CTA riders and Chicagoans -- should have a direct say in how our public dollars are used to invest in public goods like transit.
CTA looks to create good jobs and racial fairness even as it grows
The CTA’s move to create training and career pathways for workers from marginalized communities is proof we don’t have to choose between tackling infrastructure issues or racial wealth gap, writes Jacky Grimshaw, Jobs to Move America board member, in the
Building a more inclusive climate justice movement
How do we confront the social harms experienced by marginalized workers and collaborate towards a Green New Deal?
Column: A Green New Deal worth taking
The Green New Deal is dominating the headlines, but what does this really mean for workers? A new report offers some important insights.
Celebrating Black leaders in labor and transportation
This Black History Month, we are profiling a group of Black trade unionists, civil rights leaders, workers, and leaders in transportation.
Congress takes a first step to give second chances, manufacturers should follow
While many consider the First Step Act to be just that -- a first step -- the bill may also contain important lessons for manufacturers looking to solve the sector’s ongoing recruitment crisis.
BYD Apprenticeship Readiness Training
This pre-apprenticeship program will train people with systemic barriers to employment for clean, union jobs in the manufacturing industry.
Reagan vs. Cities: The 20th Century Battle Over South African Apartheid and Lessons For The Trump Era
By the 1980s, the apartheid political system in South Africa and its brutal oppression of people of color had become increasingly shocking to the world. Sustained global opposition resulted in the system’s collapse by the beginning of the next decade.
Chicago Good Jobs Pipeline
Our community-labor coalition is developing a jobs pipeline to train Chicagoans facing barriers to employment for jobs at CRRC, a railcar manufacturer in Chicago.
President Obama: The solution to unprecedented inequality is good jobs and opportunities for the disadvantaged
Underinvestment in job creation, training, education and public services like transportation put middle-class success out of reach for many Americans, while at the other end of the spectrum, wealth has been concentrated in very few hands.