Leading America Back to Work
Author : Jason Grobbel
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Page : pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 2018-05
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ISBN : 9781732170100
Author : Jason Grobbel
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 2018-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781732170100
Author : Jason Grobbel
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 11,65 MB
Release : 2018-11-02
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ISBN : 9781732170117
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training
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Page : 78 pages
File Size : 31,97 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Employees
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Author : Stewart Acuff
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,2 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Equality
ISBN : 9781934690277
Studies the roots of the economic crisis and makes the case for rebuilding the country's manufacturing base to get back to creating wealth by making things.
Author : Andrew F. Puzder
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1641771569
Over the last two months, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a robust American economy into disarray, completely shutting down major business sectors and putting millions of people out of work overnight. With so much at stake and with all options seemingly on the table, it is crucial that we commit ourselves to the long-term goal of restoring the sorts of free-market policies that led to the Trump Economic Boom prior to the China Virus crisis. Although massive government interventions that Barack Obama pursued following the Great Recession might presently appear beneficial or even essential, a return to Obama’s “new normal” of stagnant growth would lead to disastrous and persisting economic damage. We must instead return, as soon as is safely possible, to the Trump model of economic prosperity that produced the strongest labor market in modern history.
Author : Chris Arnade
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 20,65 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0525534733
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A profound book.... It will break your heart but also leave you with hope." —J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy "[A] deeply empathetic book." —The Economist With stark photo essays and unforgettable true stories, Chris Arnade cuts through "expert" pontification on inequality, addiction, and poverty to allow those who have been left behind to define themselves on their own terms. After abandoning his Wall Street career, Chris Arnade decided to document poverty and addiction in the Bronx. He began interviewing, photographing, and becoming close friends with homeless addicts, and spent hours in drug dens and McDonald's. Then he started driving across America to see how the rest of the country compared. He found the same types of stories everywhere, across lines of race, ethnicity, religion, and geography. The people he got to know, from Alabama and California to Maine and Nevada, gave Arnade a new respect for the dignity and resilience of what he calls America's Back Row--those who lack the credentials and advantages of the so-called meritocratic upper class. The strivers in the Front Row, with their advanced degrees and upward mobility, see the Back Row's values as worthless. They scorn anyone who stays in a dying town or city as foolish, and mock anyone who clings to religion or tradition as naïve. As Takeesha, a woman in the Bronx, told Arnade, she wants to be seen she sees herself: "a prostitute, a mother of six, and a child of God." This book is his attempt to help the rest of us truly see, hear, and respect millions of people who've been left behind.
Author : Andy Stern
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 20,21 MB
Release : 2008-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0743297687
The maverick leader of the fastest-growing union in the United States proposes a revolutionary paradigm for America and labor--in which workers and management and all Americans can thrive in the global economy.
Author : Paul Osterman
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 22,68 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1610447565
America confronts a jobs crisis that has two faces. The first is obvious when we read the newspapers or talk with our friends and neighbors: there are simply not enough jobs to go around. The second jobs crisis is more subtle but no less serious: far too many jobs fall below the standard that most Americans would consider decent work. A quarter of working adults are trapped in jobs that do not provide living wages, health insurance, or much hope of upward mobility. The problem spans all races and ethnic groups and includes both native-born Americans and immigrants. But Good Jobs America provides examples from industries ranging from food services and retail to manufacturing and hospitals to demonstrate that bad jobs can be made into good ones. Paul Osterman and Beth Shulman make a rigorous argument that by enacting policies to help employers improve job quality we can create better jobs, and futures, for all workers. Good Jobs America dispels several myths about low-wage work and job quality. The book demonstrates that mobility out of the low-wage market is a chimera—far too many adults remain trapped in poor-quality jobs. Osterman and Shulman show that while education and training are important, policies aimed at improving earnings equality are essential to lifting workers out of poverty. The book also demolishes the myth that such policies would slow economic growth. The experiences of countries such as France, Germany, and the Netherlands, show that it is possible to mandate higher job standards while remaining competitive in international markets. Good Jobs America shows that both government and the firms that hire low-wage workers have important roles to play in improving the quality of low-wage jobs. Enforcement agencies might bolster the effectiveness of existing regulations by exerting pressure on parent companies, enabling effects to trickle down to the subsidiaries and sub-contractors where low-wage jobs are located. States like New York have already demonstrated that involving community and advocacy groups—such as immigrant rights organizations, social services agencies, and unions—in the enforcement process helps decrease workplace violations. And since better jobs reduce turnover and improve performance, career ladder programs within firms help create positions employees can aspire to. But in order for ladder programs to work, firms must also provide higher rungs—the career advancement opportunities workers need to get ahead. Low-wage employment occupies a significant share of the American labor market, but most of these jobs offer little and lead nowhere. Good Jobs America reappraises what we know about job quality and low-wage employment and makes a powerful argument for our obligation to help the most vulnerable workers. A core principle of U.S. society is that good jobs be made accessible to all. This book proposes that such a goal is possible if we are committed to realizing it.
Author : United States. Congress
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Page : 1328 pages
File Size : 23,37 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Law
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Federal aid to water quality management
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