San Jose Ballot Measure Seeks to Raise Revenue for Publicly-Financed Jobs

NJFAC Board Member Prof. Scott Myers-Lipton headed up a successful minimum wage campaign in San Jose, CA, and is now leading the charge for a local government job creation.   For more info, visit Step Up Silicon Valley at: http://stepupsv.org/ San Jose: Proposed ballot measure ties business tax to revenue By Ramona Giwargis, San Jose Mercury-News, 12/14/2015… Read More San Jose Ballot Measure Seeks to Raise Revenue for Publicly-Financed Jobs

Social Security Is an Anti-Poverty Program

By Ben Veghte, Income Security Research Associate, and Virginia P. Reno, Vice President for Income Security, National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), Posted May 24, 2010, Cross-posted from SpotlightOnPoverty.org As the deficit commission considers ways to reform the federal budget, it’s worth taking a moment to look at the sometimes underestimated functions of Social Security. By providing… Read More Social Security Is an Anti-Poverty Program

NJFAC Sponsors Town Hall Meetings in Ohio Featuring Rep. John Conyers, Jr.

Full Video of 12/5/15 Dayton Town Hall Meeting 1 Hour Video of 12/5/15 Dayton Town Hall Meeting by Logan Martinez, Outreach Coordinator, National Jobs for All Coalition The Town Hall Meetings in Dayton and Columbus featuring Rep. John Conyers went extremely well with good turnouts in both cities.  The speeches were informative and the dialogue during… Read More NJFAC Sponsors Town Hall Meetings in Ohio Featuring Rep. John Conyers, Jr.

The Holidays: Arguing About Good Jobs with the Family

by Frank Stricker, Professor Emeritus of History, Labor and Interdisciplinary Studies, California State University, Dominguez Hills, and author of Why America Lost the War on Poverty–and How to Win It (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2007)   Cross-posted from OpedNews.com, 12/24/2015 We have had job growth in America for five years. But we don’t have… Read More The Holidays: Arguing About Good Jobs with the Family