Executive Council Statement
Post-Secondary Education Accessibility
… now too often is part of that education. Accordingly, we call on federal and state policymakers to make post-secondary training and education more accessible by ending the trend of disinvestment and increasing funding for public higher … education. Business complains of a “skills shortage” while attacking the collective bargaining structures that provide training, and refusing to compensate workers for the skills they have Paying a decent wage is a vital ingredient in … educational opportunity. In addition, business needs to work together with the labor movement to meet workers’ need for training and education rather than blaming others for their short-sighted approaches. Post-secondary education is important …