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Welcome to our Pressroom! Jobs to Move America is flipping the script on the power of our public dollars to do public good. Below you’ll find a selection of our latest hits — from press releases to media highlights.

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New Poll: 87% of Onondaga County Voters Polled Support Legally Binding Commitments from Micron to Ensure Community Benefits 

New poll shows broad support for Micron to agree to enforceable commitments, including investments in job creation, environmental protections and public infrastructure Syracuse, New York – A new poll shows broad support among Onondaga County voters for enforceable commitments from Micron Technology as the company builds its chipmaking complex in Clay. The survey, conducted by …

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LAist, July 13, 2026
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Some critics in LA say FIFA sponsors ‘sportswashed’ the World Cup and betrayed the city’s values

This summer’s World Cup has been a bonanza for corporate sponsors. Hydration breaks are “powered by Powerade.” Each game crowns a Michelob Ultra “superior player of the match.”

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The Korea Daily , July 9, 2026
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“Hyundai Motor Underage Labor” Sparks Another Controversy…Protest Rally in Downtown on the 9th

Hyundai Motor Company, an official sponsor of the CONCACAF World Cup, has once again become embroiled in a controversy regarding the exploration of underage labor. 

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City & State NY First Read: New poll of Onondaga County voters on Micron

Seventy percent of registered Onondaga County voters support the forthcoming Micron chipmaking complex, but also want the company to be held legally accountable for theenvironmental consequences of its $100 billion megafab, a new survey commissioned by Jobs to Move America shows.

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Protect the People Behind the World Cup: Coalition Demands Worker and Community Protections from FIFA and LASEC

Press Contact:            Alaa Milbesamilbes@jobstomoveamerica.org  Labor, community, environmental and human rights organizations release recommendations urging stronger accountability for FIFA and its corporate sponsors. Letter from Los Angeles Coalition to FIFA Head of Human RightsLetter from Los Angeles Coalition to LA Sports and Entertainment Commission LOS ANGELES, July 9, 2026 —Workers, fans, and community …

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LA Times, June 21, 2026
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Guadalajara protesters accuse Hyundai of using World Cup to hide ‘dirty supply chain’

Communities, climate activists and workers took to the streets in Guadalajara to protest what they describe as ‘greenwashing through sports’

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CBC, June 20, 2026
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Canadian lawyers urge crackdown over Alabama prison labour imports

"Those conditions amount to coercion that essentially pushes people into work release jobs and forces them to remain there," Meredith Stewart, litigation director with Jobs to Move America, told CBC News.

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AL.com , May 1, 2026
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OSHA has the rules to protect workers’ safety. Alabama needs enforcement: op-ed

All workers, regardless of their job or workplace, should have the same basic expectation: they should be able to return home each day in the same condition as when they arrived at work.

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Korea Daily , April 23, 2026
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Hyundai-Kia U.S. Supply Chain Named Among ‘Dirty Dozen’ Workplaces

Hyundai-Kia U.S. Supply Chain suppliers have been named among the nation’s worst workplaces, according to a labor safety report released Tuesday, highlighting concerns over worker safety, labor practices, and oversight within the automakers’ supplier network.

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Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, April 27, 2026
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National COSH Reveals Dirty Dozen 2026: The Companies Putting Workers Most at Risk

On April 22, 2026, marking the beginning of Workers’ Memorial Week the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) has released its 2026 Dirty Dozen report, identifying twelve companies that have put workers’ lives at risk through unsafe practices, inadequate protections, and systemic neglect.