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Financial Times , October 21, 2026
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Jobs to Move America Report Finds Low Wages, Safety Issues at Transit Seating Manufacturer

A new report reveals widespread concerns about working conditions at Freedman by Lippert, a Chicago seating manufacturer, ahead of the pending merger of Lippert’s parent, LCI Industries.

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Block Club Chicago , October 22, 2026
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Workers Rally Outside Austin Seat Manufacturer To Demand Better Pay, Working Conditions

The rally outside the Freedman Seating Company followed a report published this week by Jobs to Move America in which three-quarters of company workers surveyed reported struggling to pay for utilities, food or housing in the last year.

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WAER 88.3 Syracuse , October 25, 2026
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Experts question environmental and economic toll of Micron’s imminent chip plant

Bonita Siegel, president of Neighbors for a Better Micron says her group has grown from ten members to almost 200. “We need to get this together and basically say to Micron, don’t ignore us, because if you want us to

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The Daily Orange , October 22, 2026
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Environmental panelists criticize Micron’s local impact at ArtRage Gallery

Local advocates spoke out against Micron Technologies’ $100 billion semiconductor plant in Clay, New York during a panel discussion at ArtRage Gallery.

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Report Finds Low Wages, Safety Issues at Transit Seating Manufacturer

The report by Jobs to Move America, based on a survey and interviews of workers at Freedman Seating Company, raises questions about job quality at a significant supplier of public-sector transit components.

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JMA Statement

This week we learned of concerning allegations involving Los Retros (Maurisio Tapia) who was originally scheduled to headline a free community concert in El Centro this weekend that JMA is a part of. Los Retros will no longer perform at

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JMA Congratulates the City of Los Angeles on Passing a Motion to Safeguard Against Unsafe or Unlawful Working Conditions in Public Purchasing

JMA Congratulates the City of Los Angeles on Passing a Motion to Safeguard Against Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Unsafe or Unlawful Working Conditions in Public Purchasing Los Angeles—Jobs to Move America congratulates the City of Los Angeles on passing

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The Daily Orange , September 17, 2026
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Trump administration backs Clay’s Micron facility, cites national security

On Jan 16., Neighbors for a Better Micron and Jobs to Move America filed an initial lawsuit in an attempt to force the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency to issue a more extensive report on Micron’s potential environmental impact,

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Inside EPA , September 15, 2026
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State Judge Weighs Trump’s National Security Interests In New Chip Plant

Neighbors for a Better Micron, representing community members who live near the facility, and nonprofit Jobs to Move America, which advocates for public goods, are petitioning the court to vacate Micron’s final environmental impact statement for the new facility.

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WRVO, August 26, 2026
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Micron project neighbors ask judge for new environmental review

The group Neighbors for a Better Micron believes Onondaga County and the state rushed its legally required environmental review of the project to ensure Micron didn’t take the project to another state.