Opinion: The Missing ‘For All’ Program? A New York City Jobs For All, by Alan Aja, Trudy Goldberg, and Cortney Sanders, City Limits, January 20, 2026. Civil Rights Without Economic Rights Are Incomplete, by Cortney Sanders, LinkedIn, January 19, 2026. Priced Out of the American Dream testimony from Professor Darrick Hamilton, from a U.S. House… Read More Recent Posts and Publications
by Trudy Goldberg As advocates of Jobs for All we are deeply indebted to Coretta Scott King for her spirited and sustained leadership in the quest for full employment. In 1974, Scott King and Murray Finley, head of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, founded the National Committee for Full Employment/Full Employment Action Council… Read More Celebrating Black History Month 2026: Honoring Coretta Scott King
By David Riemer These are the components of the work-based policy package that I designed to greatly increase employment and earnings, dramatically reduce poverty, and expand the middle-class: A national Transitional Jobs program…like the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) A much higher federal minimum wage…roughly $17.50/hour A restructured and bigger Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Renewal… Read More A Work-Based Policy Package That Would Dramatically Reduce Poverty
New Orleans is a city shaped by the labor, artistry, and resilience of Black workers. Their contributions are not only foundational to the city’s infrastructure and economy, but also to its vibrant cultural identity. In November 2025 I had the opportunity to visit the art exhibit—”Don’t Stand Alone”— which invites the public to engage with the… Read More Don’t Stand Alone: Black Labor Organizing in New Orleans
Hello Friend, As we move into 2026–2027, the National Jobs for All Network is entering a period of rebuilding and renewal—one that honors our legacy while preparing us for the urgency of the moment ahead. From President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s vision of an Economic Bill of Rights to the moral clarity of Dr. Martin Luther… Read More The Case for Good Jobs—for All of Us
