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February 1, 2017

Coalition aims to transform LA Metro to electric bus fleet

A new coalition of environmental groups, labor advocates and bus riders gathered at Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) headquarters recently to launch a campaign calling on Metro to commit now to an all-electric fleet of buses by 2030.

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January 26, 2017

“Natural gas is so 90s”: Coalition pushes for Metro fully electric bus fleet by 2030

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January 26, 2017

Environmentalists challenge Metro leaders to buy all electric buses to curb climate change

Unbowed by proposals coming out of the White House to weaken climate-change initiatives, environmental and labor groups Thursday asked transportation leaders to double down on green energy policies by switching to zero-emission electric buses.

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November 16, 2020
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Public contracts shrouded in secrecy

The trade secret exemption “absolutely eviscerates the public records law,” said Madeline Janis, executive director of Jobs to Move America. “Companies claim that everything is a trade secret, everything is proprietary. If communities and workers can’t get the information, how

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November 11, 2016
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LA Metro bus project to lift up disadvantaged workers

In total, the projects could bring an estimated 4,500 jobs to the Los Angeles County area and other yet-to-be-determined cities that local transit jobs coalition Jobs to Move America says will play a vital role in the manufacturing and supply

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November 9, 2016
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How an innovative plan helped a veteran find work building railcars

Many veterans struggle to find good-paying jobs after their service. Kristian was hoping to find a manufacturing job, but the industry that fueled the middle class for so many decades is a shell of what it once was, leaving people

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October 1, 2016
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Industry stakeholders weigh in on regulation, free trade, transit funding and other potential election-impacted issues

“We need mass transit to make our cities better, to make life better for people who can’t afford cars or who don’t want to continue to drive in traffic. Public transit has triple bottom-line benefits,” said Madeline Janis.

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September 23, 2016
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Transit investments can transform communities

Before investing in their communities, public transit agencies must ensure that all customers will benefit, transportation consultant Beverly A. Scott said at a Sept. 12 session she moderated, “Transforming Lives and Communities: The Power of Transportation Investment.”

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September 14, 2016
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How billions of dollars in transportation spending can transform our communities

Although the national unemployment rate has declined since the Great Recession, for low-income families and communities of color, the unemployment rate remains in the double-digits and good, family-supporting jobs can’t come fast enough.

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September 9, 2016
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USPS should seriously consider letting Milwaukee build its new mail trucks

The Service and city government could work closely with REV Group to draft up a jobs creation program similar to Jobs to Move America’s U.S. Employment Plan (USEP).