by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg, Chair Founded in 1994 as the only national organization whose goal is full employment, the National Jobs for All Coalition has consistently informed the public of the size and consequences of unemployment–a problem far more widespread and serious in its consequences than the official undercount reported by the US government. In… Read More Coalition Bi-Annual Report
The Full Count August 2026 Officially unemployed: 7.0 million (4.1%) Hidden unemployment: 10.1 million Total: 17.1 million (9.7% of the labor force) [There are 2.3 job-wanters* for each available job.]
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
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.
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
