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EDUCATION, LABOR, AND WORKER JUSTICE
MARCH 2022 NEWSLETTER
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Manchin Should Lead on Paid Leave [[link removed]]
Emily Andrews, CLASP’s director of education, labor, and worker justice, and Julianne Yacovone, director of child health at West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, co-authored this op-ed calling on Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to support a federal paid leave program and other provisions in the house-passed Build Back Better Act that will help all West Virginia families succeed.
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Subsidized Employment: A Strategy to Address Equity and Inclusion in SNAP E&T Programs [[link removed]]
This brief details how states have a new opportunity to use federal funding through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Employment and Training Program (SNAP E&T) to offer paid work-based learning activities to workers and jobseekers who have been overlooked for far too long and often face compounded economic marginalization.
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Valuing and Championing African American Workers Is Long Overdue [[link removed]]
This blog post, recognizing Black History Month, argues that we can begin a long-overdue championing of Black people broadly by recognizing disparities and systemic barriers Black workers confront and, in response, enacting bold policy solutions.
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Welcome ELWJ’s newest Policy Analyst, Christian Collins
CLASP welcomes Christian Collins to its education, labor & worker justice team. Christian, who will serve as a policy analyst, brings a commitment to economic justice and workers’ rights. He joins CLASP from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), where he was a research associate. We are excited to add Christian to this team to advance an integrated vision that supports the education, training and economic security and empowerment of workers of color and workers earning low wages.
CLASP Is Hiring
CLASP is seeking talented and driven individuals for two new positions on the education, labor, and worker justice team:
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A
senior
policy
analyst
for
job
quality
and
workplace
and
worker
justice
to
lead
advocacy
and
implementation
strategies
for
policies
that
expand
access
to
paid
family
and
medical
leave,
paid
sick
days,
and
other
elements
of
quality
jobs,
labor
standards
enforcement,
and
workers’
rights;
and


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A
senior
policy
analyst
for
postsecondary
education
to
lead
advocacy
and
implementation
strategies
for
policies
that
expand
access
to
high-quality
postsecondary
education
for
people
with
low
incomes,
individuals
impacted
by
the
criminal
justice
system,
immigrants,
adult
learners,
and
more.
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Additional Publications and Reports
On FMLA’s 29th Anniversary, We Must Pass Paid Leave for All [[link removed]]
This blog post acknowledging the 29th anniversary of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act advocates for passing a federal paid family and medical leave program that includes the more than 88 million workers currently without access.
5 Things Black Workers Need to Know About BBB [[link removed]]
This blog post identifies the key investments in the house-passed Build Back Better Act that Black workers should be aware of, including investments in job creation, career pathways and postsecondary education, and job quality in the education and care sectors.
Why Our Nation Needs BBB’s Comprehensive Approach [[link removed]]
In this statement, CLASP Executive Director Olivia Golden argues that the house-passed Build Back Better (BBB) Act remains critical to addressing the immediate emergencies children, families, and workers are facing and to placing the nation’s economy on a strong footing going forward.
CLASP in the Media
FEBRUARY 2022 | NATION OF CHANGE
After 2 Years, Progressives Need to Be A Part of the Debate around Public Health Measures [[link removed]]
JANUARY 2022 | THE ATLANTIC
The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Isolating [[link removed]]
JANUARY 2022 | AXIOS
Employers Left Scrambling as Workers Call in Sick [[link removed]]
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