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Advancing Equity Through Workforce Intermediary Partnerships

… student debt for college grads has reached record levels. Access to multiple career pathways and alternative education and training positions are critical to addressing inequality and building a more diverse workforce. At the same time that many … situation. Though more firms appear to be interested in apprenticeship, many companies continue to underinvest in the training needed by their employees. As employers increasingly subcontract and outsource a range of functions previously … of employers and working people. Workforce intermediary partnerships: Bring together unions and employers to assess the training needs of firms in a given sector or region; Help to customize the training, apprenticeship and educational services …
Press Release

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Visit Indianapolis Apprenticeship Program

… Local 20 Business Manager Trent Todd for a tour of the International Association of SMART Local 20 Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (JATC) in Indianapolis. As part of the visit, President Shuler had the opportunity to see 20 apprentices during their hands-on training in welding, metal bending, cutting and fabrication. This visit underscored the importance of apprenticeships in … Liz Shuler . “What we saw here was a facility that is shaping the next generation of workers. Where apprentices are training for jobs to earn a living wage. Where they will learn the skills that will ensure that their jobs will always be …
Blog

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: TWU, ATU Call for Action to Halt Increasing Violence on Public Transportation

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
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Resources for Union Activists

… working people take place through in-person relationship building and, increasingly, online. The AFL-CIO runs web-based training sessions on website content management, email program management, and social media best practices. …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 12: Immigration and Citizenship

… programs linking citizenship and immigrant worker rights outreach and education with apprenticeships and real-world training for union organizers; and Identify strategic geographic targets for concerted efforts to mount union-led …
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Labor-Management Partnerships

… working people develop in-demand skills to power the next generation of American-led innovation. Joint labor-management training programs in the building and construction industry contribute about $1.5 billion to the American economy every year. In the building and construction industry, thousands of local Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) groups oversee apprenticeship and journey-level skills upgrade trainings in growing, cutting-edge … the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, has provided 16.7 million training hours to more than 178,000 working people who are growing their professional skills in telecommunications and …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Representatives in Support of Legislation to Improve Our Nation's Workforce Development System

… conclusion an 11-year effort to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. Providing greater access to training, education and employment services remains a top priority of the AFL-CIO and its affiliates. To improve the nation’s workforce development system we must focus on providing sufficient skill training to participants, rather than directing individuals into low-wage, low skill jobs that have little prospect of career … on career pathways, workplace-based career counseling, and sector partnerships. The success of our nation’s employment and training system is a key factor in whether jobless workers can obtain gainful employment and high skill jobs. We urge you to …
Executive Council Statement

Learning, Working, Investing and Succeeding in America

… An Urgent Call for 21st Century Training and Education Initiatives In the face of continuing job losses, rapid technological change, global competition and … from working families who seek post-secondary credentials will have a tough time. Similarly, public investment in job training and employment security programs has suffered from years of neglect and severe underfunding. Workers and their … professions, such as electricians and machinists, and agree that the nation’s workforce must increase its level of training and skill development to compete effectively in the global economy. Yet training is lacking when it comes to filling …
Executive Council Statement

Charter of Rights of Working Women

… women and children and by prosecuting the traffickers. Women and girls should have equal access to vocational guidance and training including on-the-job training in technical skills. Positive action programs and gender mainstreaming programs for women and men should be put into … leave for adoption of a child, to take parental leave without forfeiting any employment and related rights. Education and training . Inequalities in access to education and training and programs must be eliminated, as should curriculum content …
Executive Council Statement

No Shortage of High-Tech Workers

… industries. But much of it is self-inflicted, created by short-sighted human resource policies and a lack of effective training and education programs. But increases in the demand for workers should not be viewed as a crisis but as a challenge … annually is uncalled for. The Administration should bring together employers, educators and labor to develop education and training programs to enhance the skills of U.S. workers to meet the industry’s employment needs. Since the industry relies heavily on a contingent workforce of temporaries, part-timers and contractors, it faces unique training and education problems as each firm lacks the necessary incentives to make crucial investments in their workforce. …