Executive Council Statement
Creating Good Jobs Is the Labor Movement's Top Priority
… job growth, wage stagnation and growing inequality. Globally, the recession has increased unemployment by 28 million to a record level of 205 million. The Recovery Act of 2009 created or saved more than 3 million jobs, and we are no longer … enough jobs to keep up with the growth of our population, let alone to put the millions of jobless Americans back to work. President Obama clearly recognizes that the current recession is not only more severe than many earlier recessions, it … learning should become an integral part of working life for everyone.In individual workplaces, workers should have a legal right to request time to undertake training and have the opportunity to work with workplace learning advisors to gain the …