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Celebrating Women in Manufacturing: Honoring the Past, Empowering the Future

This Women’s History Month, I celebrate the resilience and strength of women in manufacturing—those who have broken barriers, driven innovation, and shaped our workforce. From Rosie the Riveter to today’s factory floor leaders, our contributions have strengthened communities and transformed industries.

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Coalition Calls for Stronger Accountability in NY’s Semiconductor Tax Credits to Ensure Good Jobs

Labor and Community Groups Fight for the Inclusion of Semiconductor Manufacturing Workforce Training Incentive Program and Semiconductor Research & Development Project Program tax credits in Executive Budget SYRACUSE, NY – Jobs to Move America (JMA) and its union partners are

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Maria Svart, New Deputy Executive Director on the Choice Before Us

My name is Maria Svart and I recently joined JMA’s staff because I want a better and safer world for my family. We all deserve clean air and water and a fair chance to support those we love. We all,

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Building Birmingham’s Workforce: A Milestone for Economic Empowerment in the City of Birmingham

How a Local Hire Ordinance Will Create Jobs and Strengthen Birmingham’s Economy BIRMINGHAM, AL – In a historic move to promote local economic empowerment and equity, the Birmingham City Council unanimously passed a Local Hire Ordinance, which will leverage funding

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Transportation Unions and Jobs to Move America Demand Transparency on MTA’s Multi-Billion Dollar Kawasaki Rail Car Contract

Labor groups denounce MTA’s refusal to disclose job quality commitments; Jobs to Move America files lawsuit following years of stonewalling NEW YORK – Today, labor unions and advocacy organizations, including the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART), Transport

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Labor and Community Groups Call On Micron to Adopt Good Jobs Platform Amid Company’s $6.1 Billion Award in Federal Funding

Groups call for community benefits agreement to protect workers and community Following the Department of Commerce’s announced award of $6.1 billion to Micron Technology, a coalition of Central New York groups is calling on the microchip company to make

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Valle Unido Coalition Charts a Pathway Forward to a  Community-Centered Lithium Valley

Community, labor, and environmental groups call on Lithium  companies to commit to good jobs and a healthy environment for Imperial Valley residents CALIPATRIA, CA.–Valle Unido Por Beneficios Comunitarios (Valle Unido), a new coalition of community,  labor, and environmental groups, calls

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Jobs to Move America Launches Community Benefits Agreement Resource Center 

Contact:Jobs to Move America, Lauren LaBordellaborde@jobstomoveamerica.org Jobs to Move America Launches Community Benefits Agreement Resource Center CBARC will partner with communities and employers to develop strong, equitable agreements.  Jobs to Move America (JMA), a national nonprofit organization, is launching its

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Jobs to Move America Files Lawsuit Against LA Metro Alleging Violations of State and Federal Contracting Law

JMA: Aesha Mahmoud(562) 269-9193amahmoud@jobstomoveamerica.org LOS ANGELES, September 16, 2024 – Jobs to Move America (JMA), a national public interest organization, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“LA Metro”) for violating state and federal

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A Power Surge in the Deep South: New Flyer’s Alabama Plant Electrifies Labor Rights Movement

In a pace-setting victory for workers' rights and the advancement of a new, stronger, clean-energy economy, workers at New Flyer of America Inc. – the country’s largest manufacturer of electric transit buses – have announced the ratification of a life-changing union contract at the company’s plant in Anniston, Ala.