Job Quality in Alabama and Mississippi’s Manufacturing Facilities
JMA’s Angela Dawson talks about our recent report about manufacturing jobs in Alabama and Mississippi.
Ensuring the Green Jobs are Good Jobs
The issue is that despite this booming industrial development, communities in the South continue to be chronically impoverished. Corporations take advantage of a system that includes some of the lowest wages in the nation, along with a relative lack
Report: Job Quality and Community Challenges Persist in Alabama and Mississippi Manufacturing Facilities
Contact: JMA: Rob Yen ryen@jobstomoveamerica.org Report: Job Quality and Community Challenges Persist in Alabama and Mississippi Manufacturing Facilities Jackson, MS, February 24, 2023 – A new report finds that job quality is low and work-life balance is virtually nonexistent for
Report: Job Quality and Community Well-Being in Mississippi and Alabama’s Manufacturing Facilities
Manufacturing is big business in the South. Lured by generous tax incentives, global companies like Mercedes, Boeing, Nissan and more have set up shop in Alabama and Mississippi. But what's the quality of these jobs these major companies are creating with residents' tax dollars?
Let’s Honor Rosa Parks by Creating Equity in Transit—For Riders and Workers
This Saturday is Transit Equity Day, which takes place on Rosa Parks’ birthday to honor her historic action to demand equality for public transit riders. Parks’ refusal to move to the back of a Montgomery, AL bus in 1955
Jobs to Move America Stands with Black Workers Following Racist Remarks from Los Angeles City Council President
By Héctor Huezo, JMA California Director On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times and Knock LA reported on leaked recordings revealing racist, anti-Black, and reprehensible remarks made by City Council President Nury Martinez in conversation with Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and
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
‘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
Racism is in the Water in Jackson, But We Can’t Give Up on the South
By Angela Dawson, JMA Mississippi Community Engagement Coordinator What do Flint and Benton Harbor, MI and Jackson have in common? All three have a water crisis, all three are majority Black, all three have high poverty rates, and all three
As Extreme Weather Increases, We Must Learn Lessons From Hurricane Katrina
By Lauren LaBorde, JMA Communications Specialist All the recent extreme weather events communities have been experiencing both in the U.S. and internationally has me thinking about Hurricane Katrina, the 17th anniversary of which was on Aug. 23. The date is