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Posted :: Jul 29, 2022
Post type:: Press Release
Categories:: Feminism, Labor, Manufacturing, Workforce Development

U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, Jobs to Move America Announce New Pathways into Good Jobs in Manufacturing

BIRMINGHAM, July 27, 2022 – Jobs to Move America (JMA) and the Department of Labor (DOL) hosted an event with the DOL Women’s Bureau National Director Wendy Chun-Hoon who explored upcoming opportunities and benefits for women to make inroads into manufacturing. Women make up about 47% of the total workforce, but only make up less …

Posted in :: WLBT, July 1, 2022
Post type:: In the News
Categories:: Labor, Racial Justice

U.S. Secretary of Labor makes visit in Capital City to discuss ways to improve work conditions in the Magnolia State

U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh visited Jackson State University (JSU) on Thursday, June 30 for a panel with labor officials and community organizers.

Posted in :: E&E News, June 28, 2022
Post type:: In the News
Categories:: Climate Change, Economy, Infrastructure/Transportation, Manufacturing, Racial Justice, Workforce Development

DOE: Here’s what’s happened to EV, renewable, fossil jobs

Jobs to Move America expressed concern over the patchy levels of diversity in clean energy industries, “especially for people of color and women.”

Posted in :: National League of Cities , June 6, 2022
Post type:: In the News
Categories:: Climate Change, Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

Empowering Cities to Use Federal Funds to Create Local Jobs

As the Biden administration begins to distribute infrastructure funding to states and cities, elected officials and contracting agencies will play a key role in using this money to create good-paying jobs for their communities. But one federal regulation is standing in the way of local economic prosperity.

Posted in :: In the Public Interest , May 31, 2022
Post type:: In the News
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

In the Public Interest newsletter 5/31/22

In a major development with nationwide implications for fair employment and fair contracting, New Flyer, one of the U.S.’s largest bus manufacturers “has agreed to hire and promote more women and racial minorities, a deal that worker advocates say is a model for ensuring that federal funds to replace diesel buses with battery-powered buses boosts …

Posted in :: The American Prospect , May 31, 2022
Post type:: In the News
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

Building Our New Electric Fleet

An activist group prevailed on a major bus manufacturer to hire its workers from local, historically disadvantaged communities.

Posted :: May 27, 2022
Post type:: In the News
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

JMA Press Conference: 1st multi-state Community Benefits Agreement signed

Jobs to Move America, Greater Birmingham Ministries, and New Flyer of America Inc. – the largest bus manufacturer in North America and leader in electric buses – have announced a multi-state agreement to support workers and local communities surrounding certain New Flyer

Posted in :: Law360, May 26, 2022
Post type:: In the News
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice, Transparency

LA Metro-Contracted Bus Co. Settles Wage Fraud Suit For $7M

A bus company has agreed to pay $7 million and promised to hire and promote marginalized employees after it was sued for failing to meet wage and benefit standards.

Posted in :: The Washington Post , May 26, 2022
Post type:: In the News
Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

Labor leaders hail bus maker pact to hire more women, minority workers

The deal comes as transit agencies are set to receive billions from last year’s infrastructure package to transition bus fleets to battery power

Posted in :: The Century Foundation , May 31, 2022
Post type:: In the News
Categories:: Health & Safety, Infrastructure/Transportation, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

Landmark Community Benefits Agreement with New Flyer Will Lift Workers in Two States

Jobs to Move America—which calls itself a “strategic policy center”—announced a landmark labor agreement on Thursday that seeks to create better jobs, increased opportunities, and greater diversity at New Flyer, North America’s largest producer of buses and also a major producer of electric buses.

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