Vote totals are expected to be available soon in the historic election that follows a whirlwind five months as union organizers signed up a majority of workers at the factory, which has been long resistant to union activity.
Contact: Jobs to Move America: Lauren LaBordellaborde@jobstomoveamerica.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago Leaders Celebrate Pro-Worker Changes to Federal Guidelines White House updates to Uniform Grants Guidance include lifting 40-year ban on local hire. CHICAGO, IL – Today, Chicago Ald. Mike
By voting to join the United Automobile Workers, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have given the union something it has never had: a factory-wide foothold at a major foreign automaker in the South. Madeline Janis, co-executive director of Jobs to Move
Federal News Network’s Eric White spoke on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the assistant director for policy at the union-oriented Jobs to Move America, Valerie Lizarraga, about a recent update by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
By Troy Washington Last week, workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TN made history by overwhelmingly voting to join the United Automobile Workers—making the shop the only unionized foreign-owned auto plant in the South. This victory comes on
Jobs to Move America is advancing the community benefits agreement model, worker standards boards, and other innovative tools that advance worker rights, good living wages, and green jobs where unions don’t exist yet. These models are built for real
The White House announced the final Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Grants Guidance, which is designed to create a streamlined set of rules and regulations for federal grants that ensure. The announcement brings a big win for
JMA has filed a lawsuit against New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority for failing to release records about railcar vendor Kawasaki’s pay and benefits. Kawasaki agreed to a U.S. Employment Plan in 2018 when MTA awarded it a contract to build
“We cannot count on any private company, which is focused on the bottom line to, on its own, implement these national priorities, like hiring more women,” said Madeline Janis, executive director of labor organization Jobs to Move America. “If there
Coalition-driven updates to Uniform Grants Guidance include lifting 40-year ban on local hire. Contact: Jobs to Move America: Lauren LaBorde(504) 289-1626 llaborde@jobstomoveamerica.org JMA Deputy Director Miranda Nelson spoke at the White House event announcing the updated Uniform Grants Guidance. Following
