Government

A New Collaboration Helped us Improve our Job Quality Measurement and Promote Good Jobs for All Good, family sustaining jobs make our economy and our nation stronger, but our current structure of work is not enough to provide…
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NLRB/FMCS Partnership is Helping Employers and Workers Build Relationships and Reach Agreements One of the biggest challenges facing workers when they organize a union is reaching an initial collective bargaining agreement with their…
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Expanding Opportunity for Workers – Yes, WIOA Can! Graduation gowns at the Spring 2022 Lake Area Technical College graduation.The federal government is making big investments in infrastructure, clean energy, manufacturing and technology –…
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Did We Forget the Lessons of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire? On March 25, 1911, a fire started on the upper floors of the Asch Building in Manhattan, New York – home to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. That fire became one of the…
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Q&A with MSHA Instructor Michele Santos-Cranford During Women’s History Month, we asked Michele Santos-Cranford, an instructor at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy, to tell us about her career and what advice she has for…
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WISER’s Cindy Hounsell - Increasing women’s financial education and retirement security since 1996 In the early 1980s, Cindy Hounsell’s employer froze the benefits in the pension plan it offered to its employees.  That meant that…
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Marine Corps Veteran Gets Fresh Start with the Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program Carla GibsonCarla Gibson moved to Philadelphia in 2022 for a teaching job, and found herself in an unexpected and troubling situation. When her housing…
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The Exploitation of Garment Workers: Threading the Needle on Fast Fashion En EspañolWith L.A. Fashion Week just around the corner and spring designs filling the racks at your favorite stores, you will need more than cash in your wallet…
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Latest Worker Organizing Task Force Report Shows Continued Progress White House Task Force roundtable discussion with employers and unions at the White House on March 10. White House photo.On Friday, March 10, in former Secretary Marty…
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Equal Pay and Retirement Savings On average, women who work full-time year-round are paid 84 cents for every dollar a man makes, with the gap shifting based on age, race/ethnicity and other factors. The difference between women’s and…
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