THE UNEMPLOYED SPEAK* 1. Jack was laid off after 17 years as a mechanic when his plant was relocated in Mexico. Unable to find a comparable job, Jack is working at Walmart at a fraction of his previous wage. Answer: Jack is a casualty of unemployment, but he is counted as employed, despite his downgrading.… Read More Can You Count the Unemployed? an NJFAC Quiz
New York Times, December 1, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/us/01race.html …. …there is ample evidence that racial inequities remain when it comes to employment. …. College-educated black men, especially, have struggled relative to their white counterparts in this downturn, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate for black male college graduates 25… Read More In Job Hunt, College Degree Can’t Close Racial Gap, Michael Luo, NY Times
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has introduced HR 1000, the Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act. This comprehensive federal job creation and training bill creates a national public service jobs program, and recommits the U.S. to seeking a national goal of full employment, where everyone has the right to useful work at living wages.… Read More Conyers Bill HR 1000 Summary: Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act
