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AFL-CIO Launches Historic Campaign to Assist Workers with Immigration Executive Action and Citizenship Assistance

… said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. The “We Rise!” national immigration initiative was launched with a three day training where more than 200 union members, leaders and staff from 23 different unions and activists from 27 states gathered in Washington, DC to receive practical, hands-on training that will enable them to return to their communities with plans to assist qualified applicants with the DAPA, DACA …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Representatives Kline and Miller in Support of a Bill to Improve Workforce Development Programs to Help Countless Americans Prepare for New Jobs

… 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. We believe that 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. Enactment of …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Senators Harkin and Alexander in Support of Legislation to Improve Our Nation's Workforce Development Programs

… 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. We believe that 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. Enactment of …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Analysis of President Donald Trump’s FY 2018 Budget

… “Working people in states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin didn’t vote for a budget that slashes workforce training and fails to invest in our nation’s infrastructure. President Trump’s proposed budget attempts to balance the budget … in workers, communities, young people, protecting our environment and building democracy. There are major cuts in job training, education, health programs, the environment, the arts and foreign aid. Research programs in science and medicine … key highlights: Department of Labor: Overall cut $2.5 billion (-20.7%) The budget makes it harder for workers to get the training they need in order to advance in their industry and to compete globally. Major cuts: Job …
Legislative Alert

Senate Letter Supporting Reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program

… for decades. We have fought diligently over the years to stop outsourcing and ensure that workers have the job training benefits to compete when their jobs are shipped overseas through no fault of their own. That is why we are disappointed with those who have blocked reauthorization of the TAA program that provides workers with the job training benefits necessary to reskill and make America more competitive. As the most recent Department of Labor report on … access to two years of job retraining benefits and income support. A recent study highlights that workers who received training gained a net economic benefit of $50,000 more than their counterparts without access to training.2 With the recent …
Legislative Alert

House Letter Supporting Reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program

… for decades. We have fought diligently over the years to stop outsourcing and ensure that workers have the job training benefits to compete when their jobs are shipped overseas through no fault of their own. That is why we are disappointed with those who have blocked reauthorization of the TAA program that provides workers with the job training benefits necessary to reskill and make America more competitive. As the most recent Department of Labor report on … access to two years of job retraining benefits and income support. A recent study highlights that workers who received training gained a net economic benefit of $50,000 more than their counterparts without access to training.2 With the recent …
Blog

Using Government Procurement to Bring Good Jobs Back to the U.S.

Jobs to Move America began as a national initiative to ensure that the billions of tax dollars spent on the purchase of buses and trains for our public transit systems results in the creation of family-sustaining, manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
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AFL-CIO Campaign Apprenticeship Program

… Organizer/Researcher Resume Posting System . The AFL-CIO Organizing Institute (OI) runs a highly selective, intensive training program for talented individuals who are committed to social justice and want to be union organizers. Trainees who … but in their communities, families and lives. About the Program The OI provides an intensive classroom and field training program, followed by a fellowship for candidates interested in becoming a union organizer. The program begins with an intensive, three-day classroom and field training program where candidates learn and practice basic union organizing skills. (Housing and meals are provided.) …
Executive Council Statement

Protecting the Public from Transportation Security Risks

… the recent tragic accident in South Carolina reminds us. And on the human resource front, comprehensive employee security training is wanting, while workers who blow the whistle on security risks are vulnerable to retaliation. Cross-Border … regulations under the Maritime Transportation Security Act have issued, too many ports fail to follow or enforce them. Training and evacuation requirements are ignored, seals and empty containers are not sufficiently checked and vehicle … our nation's intercity bus network. In particular, a grant program must be established to cover costs related to employee training, terminal modifications, the protection or isolation of drivers and passenger and baggage screening activities. …
Press Release

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on new Federal Workforce Legislation

… among the members of workforce development boards and mandating that these programs be listed as eligible providers of training. The new law acknowledges the enduring contribution of unions and joint labor-management training partnerships in building the skills of the American workforce. The AFL-CIO, its state labor federations, central …