The California Air Resources Board voted today to mandate that all transit agencies in California operate 100 percent zero emission transit buses by 2040, and to use this transition to invest in workforce development training programs in manufacturing, infrastructure installation,
Americans across the country, bridging partisan affiliation and from rural and urban communities alike, want to use public policy to boost wages in particular for the working poor and near poor.
What’s better than clean, efficient transportation options in your neighborhood? Clean and efficient transportation options in your neighborhood that provide income and opportunities for your neighbors. Every year, local governments spend more than $5 billion to purchase the buses and
In the past 20 years, U.S. manufacturing jobs have become more insecure and precarious.
Grassroots organizations, though under resourced, have been rolling up their sleeves to ensure that a transition from dirty to clean energy sources is fair and equitable. Jobs to Move America, for example, is working with labor partners in California
If manufacturers want to recruit the most talented workers, they need to start by making conditions on the factory floor better for women.
Panelists at a May 7 session discussed the need for motivated employees in both public transit agencies and businesses — as seen by fellow workers on the shop floor — at a time when many skilled longtime workers are nearing
“By alternately pressuring and working with transportation authorities in Los Angeles, New York, and other cities, Jobs to Move America has gotten foreign manufacturers to create more than 2,500 direct factory jobs in the United States—and several thousand more indirect
In a landmark decision, a California court recently awarded thousands of dollars in legal expenses to a public interest organization that successfully fought a government contractor’s attempt to block the release of public records.
“The intention of local preference, has always been around job creation. Cities want to get as much of the money in their region to their own bottom line,” says Madeline Janis, executive director of Jobs to Move America.
