employment
Washington Post Perspective: Why Corporate Profits Have Returned, But Hiring American Workers Has Not
Are you like many across the US, who wonder when the economy will rebound in the form of jobs for Americans?
You may be surprised to learn what was highlighted in the recent Washington Post article, The new division of labor: adding profits, subtracting workers. In the article, Steven Pearlstein offers another [...]
Ask Anita: How Can Congresspersons Seriously Use the Deficit as an Excuse to Vote Against Umemployment Insurance?
Dear Anita,
I’ve been very disheartened to watch the bitter partisan battle play out in Congress as November elections draw near. Most disheartening has been the fact that Congress has failed to pass the necessary legislation that will keep unemployment benefits flowing for millions of Americans who struggle to find work. The [...]
Today’s Unemployment Crisis by the Numbers
The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently published a co-branded memo from CAP and the National Employment Law Project that takes examines the unemployment crisis and its long term effects not only on our economy but the unemployed workers. Written by Heather Boushey, Christine Riordan, and Luke Reidenbach, the memo, entitled Today’s Unemployment Crisis, [...]
What the Defeat of the Jobs Bill in the Senate Means for States, the Economy and Millions of Americans
Were you rooting for the Job’s Bill to pass the Senate?
If you were, you were disappointed like many Americans across the country including state officials who were not only disappointed but genuinely panicked. There was a lot riding on this bill. With it’s defeat, over 200,000 Americans every week will now [...]
The Federal FY’11 Budget: And the Focus on Women and Girls
The President’s budget has been scrutinized and will continue to be for some time. The question on everyone’s mind being who and what made the cut. Many will be pleased to see the attention that has been paid, to America’s women, girls and families
This Week’s Wow – Duty
Following the president’s announcement of the pending deployment of 30,000 more of our men and women in uniform to Afghanistan, we thought the word duty a fitting WOW.
This week we take a moment to examine exactly what duty means and contemplate not the duty of the men and women in uniform, but the duty [...]
Geographic Map and It’s Meaning for Every American this Holiday Season
I am typically a pretty optimistic person, and remain so. BUT, as we enter a season of holidays, I find the mood of the season dampened but not defeated by the harsh challenges confronting so many Americans. There are just a bunch of people who need work, want work, can work, but cannot get a [...]
This Week’s Legislative Calendar
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (16 Bills)
S. 475 – A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of [...]
This Week’s WOW – Jobless Recovery
This Week’s WOW – word of the week is Jobless Recovery.
A jobless recovery is a phrase used by economists to describe the recovery from a recession which does not produce strong growth in employment. The phrase originated in the early 1990s in the United States, to describe the economic recovery at the end of President [...]
