In Bessemer and the South, Black Workers Hold the Key
Erica Iheme, a Birmingham-based organizer with the economic justice advocacy group Jobs to Move America, said that Amazon takes advantage of patterns set in the Jim Crow era.
Alabama Coalition for Community Benefits supports Amazon workers’ unionization drive
The union election is being rerun because a federal ruling found that Amazon’s misconduct tainted the outcome of the first election.
Green New Deal or Stale Old Tax-Break Scam? Getting Electric Vehicle Incentives Right
Jobs to Move America’s U.S. Employment Plan is mentioned as a way to build good jobs and equity into the public purchasing process.
CBA proponents here seeking first win
One of the architects of a groundbreaking 2001 CBA for the Staples Center in Los Angeles was a community activist and attorney named Madeline Janis, now executive director of Jobs to Move America, which advocates for investment in public
Looking for work? What Biden’s infrastructure bill could mean for California job seekers
JMA is mentioned in this article about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
U.S. School Buses May Never Be The Same Thanks to Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
The article highlights JMA’s work with allies Chispa and Sierra Club in advocating for electric school buses as well as putting a spotlight on UAW members at school bus factories in North Carolina and Oklahoma.
Now is the Time to Unleash the Power of Cities and States to Build Back Better
The bipartisan infrastructure bill currently in Congress presents an opportunity to rebuild from the pandemic and prepare for the worsening climate crisis.
Virtual event to focus on labor rights in the South
An upcoming virtual event to feature Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is to center on work in Alabama and across the South to build sport for labor rights, corporate and government accountability.
We must invest in a transportation transition — and workers
Transportation is the largest source of climate-disrupting pollution in the U.S. Fortunately, electric vehicle (EV) technology has progressed to the point where we can now start replacing tens of millions of fossil-fuel vehicles with EVs.