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Local Opportunities Coalition comment in response to Office of Management and Budget’s Request for Information

The Local Opportunities Coalition and supporting partners wrote a comment in response to the Office of Management and Budget’s Request for Information on how the Uniform Guidance can be updated or revised to give state and local recipients of federal

Categories:: Infrastructure/Transportation, Labor, Manufacturing

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Job Quality and Community Well-Being in Mississippi and Alabama’s Manufacturing Facilities

Many elected officials and business groups throughout the South have touted the use of tax breaks and other government policies and subsidies to attract new manufacturing facilities as one of the best ways to address the region’s high poverty and

Categories:: Health & Safety, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

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JMA Alabama Learning Trip

Join Jobs to Move America in May 2023 for a transformative trip through Alabama, the center of the civil rights movement the growing Black-led worker justice movement. Download the resource linked on the left to learn more and see pricing.

Local and Economically-Targeted Hire Brochure

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will bring $1.2 trillion to states and cities over the next 5 years for new and existing infrastructure–a once in a generation opportunity. For the first time, local and economically targeted hire on transportation

Alabama Team Fact Sheet

Our coalition in Alabama and New Flyer, the largest electric bus manufacturer in North America, signed our Community Benefits Agreement on May 24, 2022. This is our first multi-state agreement, impacting New Flyer facilities in Anniston, AL and Ontario, CA.

Our CBA with electric bus builder New Flyer

Our coalition in Alabama and New Flyer, the largest electric bus manufacturer in North America, signed our Community Benefits Agreement on May 24, 2022. This is our first multi-state agreement, impacting New Flyer facilities in Anniston, AL and Ontario, CA.

League of Women Voters Alabama: Civic Engagement and Advocacy Training

JMA’s Southern Policy Manager Patricia Todd spoke at the training.

Fact Sheet: Empowering Cities and States: Making Federal Funds Work for Our Communities

Currently, a set of decades-old federal rules (known as the Uniform Guidance) impede cities and states from using innovative programs in the procurement process that can amplify the benefit of federal funds for communities. The procurement process can be a

“Good Jobs: Making the Most of Infrastructure Investments” Panel

New America hosted the panel on Oct. 24 to discuss the importance of using recent federal investments to create good jobs. JMA’s National Director, Miranda Nelson, was on the panel. Watch it below.

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Report: Using Local and Economically-Targeted Hire to Promote Good Jobs Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), was signed into law on November 15, 2021. This federal legislation will bring $1.2 trillion to states and cities over the next 5 years to

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Local Opportunities Coalition comment in response to Office of Management and Budget’s Request for Information

Job Quality and Community Well-Being in Mississippi and Alabama’s Manufacturing Facilities

JMA Alabama Learning Trip

Local and Economically-Targeted Hire Brochure

Alabama Team Fact Sheet

Our CBA with electric bus builder New Flyer

League of Women Voters Alabama: Civic Engagement and Advocacy Training

Fact Sheet: Empowering Cities and States: Making Federal Funds Work for Our Communities

“Good Jobs: Making the Most of Infrastructure Investments” Panel

Report: Using Local and Economically-Targeted Hire to Promote Good Jobs Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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