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State of Working Ohio 2023 is currently available to members of the press and Saturday Stats subscribers via a private link. It is embargoed until Monday, September 4. [image:17] This July, Ohio reached a critical milestone. The state posted the largest number of jobs in its history: 5,639,200. Reaching this benchmark was...
Three of Ohio’s 10 most common occupations pay so little that the median worker would qualify for food aid for a family of three. In some areas, up to half of the 10 most common occupations paid so little. New analysis by Policy Matters Ohio of Bureau of Labor Statistics...
California is going to need tens of thousands of workers over the next six years as we continue to build the broadband network to bring high-speed internet to underserved areas. Now, the feds have awarded $5.8 million to the Communications Workers of America to supercharge its workforce training program. Frank Arce, vice president of Communications Workers of America District 9, which encompasses California, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam, said the union is partnering with the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District in the Bay Area to expand its apprenticeship program. ...
The largest nurses strike in U.S. history started yesterday in Minnesota. Those walking the picket lines said they want the public to know it is not just about higher wages, arguing hospital executives are putting profits first. ...
Labor and environmental groups are asking for a seat in the "room where it happens" as government trade representatives gather today in Los Angeles to begin negotiations on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. The framework is a massive trade deal between states on the Pacific Rim which would govern an estimated 40% of the global economy and affect people's jobs, wages, digital privacy, climate change and more. Will Wiltschko, director of the California Trade Justice Coalition, said the public has the right to know what measures are being proposed in the negotiators. ...