Jobs to Move America

Posted :: Jul 11, 2022
Categories:: Economy, Feminism, Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice, Workforce Development

Manufacturing Jobs for Women event

Para español: On July 27th, Jobs to Move America (JMA) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will host an event with the DOL Women’s Bureau National Director Wendy Chun-Hoon in Birmingham to discuss the benefits for women of new

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Posted :: Jul 5, 2022
Categories:: Feminism, Racial Justice

JMA Staff Reflects on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

June was supposed to be a month of commemorating struggles for freedom with Juneteenth and Pride. But then on the last Friday of the month, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which dialed back freedoms for women and

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Posted in :: WLBT, July 1, 2022
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.

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Posted in :: E&E News, June 28, 2022
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.”

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Posted :: Jun 17, 2022
Categories:: Labor, Manufacturing, Racial Justice

We Still Have Work to Do to Win True Freedom for Workers

By Erica Iheme I am a daughter of Alabama, born and raised. Before coming to JMA, I spent 17 years working as an organizer across the country before coming back home to take what I learned back to my community.

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Posted in :: National League of Cities , June 6, 2022
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

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Posted in :: In the Public Interest , May 31, 2022
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

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Posted in :: The American Prospect , May 31, 2022
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.

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Posted :: May 27, 2022
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

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Posted in :: Law360, May 26, 2022
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.

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