Minimum wage debate continues in Alabama
JMA Southern Policy Manager and former Alabama State Representative Patricia Todd weighed in on Alabama’s $7.25 minimum wage.
U.S. Secretary of Labor makes visit in Capital City to discuss ways to improve work conditions in the Magnolia State
U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh visited Jackson State University (JSU) on Thursday, June 30 for a panel with labor officials and community organizers.
DOE: Here’s what’s happened to EV, renewable, fossil jobs
Jobs to Move America expressed concern over the patchy levels of diversity in clean energy industries, “especially for people of color and women.”
Empowering Cities to Use Federal Funds to Create Local Jobs
As the Biden administration begins to distribute infrastructure funding to states and cities, elected officials and contracting agencies will play a key role in using this money to create good-paying jobs for their communities. But one federal regulation is standing
In the Public Interest newsletter 5/31/22
In a major development with nationwide implications for fair employment and fair contracting, New Flyer, one of the U.S.’s largest bus manufacturers “has agreed to hire and promote more women and racial minorities, a deal that worker advocates say is
Building Our New Electric Fleet
An activist group prevailed on a major bus manufacturer to hire its workers from local, historically disadvantaged communities.
JMA Press Conference: 1st multi-state Community Benefits Agreement signed
Jobs to Move America, Greater Birmingham Ministries, and New Flyer of America Inc. – the largest bus manufacturer in North America and leader in electric buses – have announced a multi-state agreement to support workers and local communities surrounding certain
LA Metro-Contracted Bus Co. Settles Wage Fraud Suit For $7M
A bus company has agreed to pay $7 million and promised to hire and promote marginalized employees after it was sued for failing to meet wage and benefit standards.
Labor leaders hail bus maker pact to hire more women, minority workers
The deal comes as transit agencies are set to receive billions from last year’s infrastructure package to transition bus fleets to battery power
Landmark Community Benefits Agreement with New Flyer Will Lift Workers in Two States
Jobs to Move America—which calls itself a “strategic policy center”—announced a landmark labor agreement on Thursday that seeks to create better jobs, increased opportunities, and greater diversity at New Flyer, North America’s largest producer of buses and also a major