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
By Emily Gartenberg In the 1980s, the Reagan Administration created a set of guidelines, called the Uniform Guidance, which dictate how local and state governments can use federal grant funding. Under this guidance, cities and states are deterred from
The Green Transit, Green Jobs bill will help New York take a massive step toward a clean transportation sector while creating family-sustaining jobs for workers in communities that need them the most.
Microchip companies seeking public funding from the CHIPS and Science Act need to do better in creating good jobs for local communities.
JMA Co-Executive Director Erica Iheme talks about how Black history is a history of labor rights in Alabama.
By Will Tucker It took just six weeks for the United Auto Workers (UAW) to win transformative contracts with the Big Three automakers: Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. The impact on workers of all kinds, all around the country–but especially
By Erica Iheme Earlier this month, I was interviewed by WBHM, Birmingham’s public radio station, for a piece about the city’s role in the intertwined struggles for civil and labor rights. As the article points out, the economic justice
By Teto Héctor Huezo UAW’s successful Stand Up Strikes lit a fire under the labor movement, moving the needle on what’s possible for workers as automakers transition to making electric vehicles. Fueled by that victory, JMA is standing alongside our
