by Aesha Mahmoud This morning, Jobs to Move America filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) for violating state and federal open bidding laws in a $730 million contract awarded to Hyundai Rotem. Hyundai
JMA: Aesha Mahmoud(562) 269-9193amahmoud@jobstomoveamerica.org LOS ANGELES, September 16, 2024 – Jobs to Move America (JMA), a national public interest organization, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“LA Metro”) for violating state and federal
Despite initially having high hopes, deputy director of Jobs to Move America Miranda Nelson expresses frustration with Commerce’s rollout of the CHIPS policy.
By Erica Iheme Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting Acting Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su in Alabama as part of her Good Jobs Summer Tour. The visit came after workers at New Flyer’s Anniston, AL plant unionized with
The rapid road to contract ratification at New Flyer in Anniston, Alabama was made possible by a years-long campaign by CWA and a coalition of community groups including Jobs to Move America
Su also thanked “union leaders for showing up here and every single day” and said “Jobs to Move America and Alabama Arise both helped make this trip so rich and meaningful for me.”
New Flyer workers in Anniston unionized in January. The successful union card check followed a community benefits agreement brokered by Jobs to Move America which required New Flyer to be neutral and voluntarily recognize unions with majority support.
By Troy Washington Juneteenth has been special to many Black communities before becoming a federal holiday in 2021. It marks the day June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they were free and had been for a
New Flyer ultimately reversed course in part because of a series of legal actions brought by a collection of labor groups led by the nonprofit pro-union group Jobs to Move America.
This milestone follows New Flyer’s signing of a community benefits agreement with Jobs to Move America in May 2022, as part of a lawsuit settlement. The agreement mandates the company to enhance Spanish language communications, establish a discrimination complaint system,
