Biden’s jobs plan could build racial equity with one simple fix
How the infrastructure bill could easily be engineered to also build justice.
Amazon’s union vote: What the election at an Alabama warehouse could mean
Iheme, the community organizer, said Amazon workers deserve to have enough energy to function outside of work. If warehouse employees aren't "exhausted when they get off work," or running off to a second job to make ends meet, they can be better parents. They might also get involved in the community and even take vacations to other parts of the state, she added, all of which would be good for Bessemer and the state's economy. "When you have that time to invest in your home," she said, "you have that time to invest in your community."
Solidarity with Asian American communities across the country
Jobs to Move America grieves the lives of the eight people, including six Asian women, murdered in Atlanta this week and the thousands of Asian-Americans that have been targeted in hate incidents over the past year alone. We stand in
Amazon says it pays Alabama workers well; other local employers pay more
A survey of about 100 workers at the NFI plant by Emily Erickson, a professor at Alabama A&M University, found that white workers earned about $3 an hour more than Black workers on average.
Report: Calhoun County manufacturing workers facing low wages, unsafe working conditions, racial and gender discrimination
A research team at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville released a grim report on the experiences workers are facing at manufacturing plants in Anniston and Calhoun County.
AAMU researchers reveal report on manufacturing industry in Alabama
Research shows workers reported earning below living wage, unpredictable schedules and forced overtime, unsafe working conditions, racial and gender discrimination.
New study paints bleak picture of Alabama’s tradeoff of tax breaks for jobs
Big companies benefit at the expense of their employees and surrounding communities, researchers at Alabama A&M say.
Alabama A&M: Are good jobs possible in the deep South?
This report, by Dr. Emily Erickson at Alabama A&M University, takes an in-depth look at the costs and benefits of the manufacturing industry’s growth by surveying workers across one city and residents living in the shadows of large manufacturing plants in Alabama.
How Biden is trying to help working-class voters in red-state Alabama
The president’s support for the rights of unionizing Amazon workers delighted political organizers in Alabama who are hoping to build long-term Democratic momentum in a reliably red state.
Editorial: One way Biden can help Black and Latino communities recover
"President Biden has repeatedly pitched a massive infrastructure spending plan as a way to create good jobs and address systemic racial inequities. But the president will never be able to achieve those goals as long as the government prohibits using federal dollars to encourage targeted local hiring," writes the LA Times Editorial Board.