Manufacturers have a recruitment problem, so why aren’t they hiring more women?
If manufacturers want to recruit the most talented workers, they need to start by making conditions on the factory floor better for women.
Frontline workers call for investment in employees
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
Connecting public transit to great manufacturing jobs
“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
Public interest group wins legal fees in transparency lawsuit
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.
In government procurement, buying local is popular. But is it beneficial?
“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.
A pathway to 22,000 jobs: Los Angeles County Metro Board unanimously approves first-of-its-kind good jobs policy
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors unanimously adopted a motion to establish an agency-wide Good Jobs and Equity Policy that will cover billions of dollars of taxpayer-purchased trains, buses, and equipment.
MTA New York City Transit acquiring hundreds of next-Generation subway cars to improve service
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board voted to approve the purchase of 535 state-of-the-art, next-generation R211 subway cars for use on the “B Division,” which are the lettered routes, as well as the Staten Island Railway. Jobs to Move America’s Deputy
Westchester factory to build MTA subway cars
A whole host of new jobs are heading to the Hudson Valley, as the MTA announced a $1.4 billion contract that will be awarded to Kawasaki to build state-of-the-art subway cars in Westchester.
L.A. Metro OKs new policy aimed at creating local jobs
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board yesterday approved a new policy to incentivize companies bidding on contracts to create and retain U.S. jobs. The policy is estimated to support up to 22,000 jobs as L.A. Metro replaces all
New York set to acquire the next generation of subway cars
“We’re thrilled,” said John Samuelsen, international president of Transport Workers Union, which fought for the jobs component of the agreement. “The billions of dollars that transit agencies spend every year on new rail cars and equipment should to every extent