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EDUCATION, LABOR, AND WORKER JUSTICE
MAY 2022 NEWSLETTER
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Updating WIOA to Empower Workers and Create Shared Prosperity [[link removed]]
This brief recommends Congress focus on five priorities to help people secure better jobs as it considers reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) - the federal legislation governing the public workforce system. Priorities include countering systematic racism and sexism in the job market, increasing worker power, and improving job quality.
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Designing Equitable Community Violence Intervention Strategies with Employment and Workforce Supports [[link removed]]
On January 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Training and Employment Notice providing local workforce boards, American Job Centers (AJCs), workforce development partners, and grantees with information on supporting community violence intervention (CVI) strategies that include an employment and workforce component.
This brief, written in response, offers recommendations for supporting the design and implementation of community violence interventions based on research and practice evidence.
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Policymakers Must Invest in PRO Act to Build Worker Power, Address Economic Inequality [[link removed]]
This blog post argues lawmakers should pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to federally protect the right of workers to organize and advocate for improved workplace environments.
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Additional Publications and Reports
Why Investing in Child Care Providers is Essential for Providers, Children, and Families [[link removed]]
This report argues that public investment in child care is desperately needed in order to support living wages for child care workers and alleviate the current shortage of affordable and reliable child care options for families.
On Mother’s Day, Moms Need Congress to Take Actions to Strengthen Their Families’ Economic Security [[link removed]]
This blog post, commemorating Mother’s Day, argues that policy solutions that support working mothers and improve the quality of jobs will strengthen women's economic security.
Equitable Climate Policy Is Equitable Economic Policy [[link removed]]
This blog post argues that expanding the focus of worker movements, labor unions, and collective bargaining efforts to include environmental justice is essential for establishing a just economic system that benefits the entire nation.
Ad Campaign: Child Care is Part of America’s Infrastructure [[link removed]]
This blog post argues that while the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is dedicated to much-needed physical infrastructure projects, Congress has failed to support the child care needs of those who will do the work.
This Community College Month, States Should Follow New Mexico by Increasing Educational Opportunities [[link removed]]
This blog, recognizing April as Community College Month, explains how the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act supports students who attend community colleges and should be a model for other states.
Supporting Student Basic Needs with Emergency Assistance Funds: Recommendations for Higher Education Institutions [[link removed]]
This brief offers best practices schools should follow to meet student needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, as students of color, student parents, and students with lower incomes make up an increasing proportion of degree seekers.
Biden’s Budget Outlines Key Investments for Economic Growth, Equity [[link removed]]
In this statement, CLASP strongly endorses the priorities set in the Biden-Harris Administration’s budget proposal that address the challenges faced by families with low incomes and communities of color.
Women’s History in the Making: The Unequal Harm of Rolling Back Roe [[link removed]]
This blog post, recognizing Women’s History Month, soberly assesses the current landscape and acknowledges this pivotal moment that threatens to curtail women’s rights and further erode their economic stability.
CLASP in the Media
MAY 2022 | TEEN VOGUE
How Do I Find a Job After College? Here’s What to Prioritize [[link removed]]
MAY 2022 | HEALTH DAY
Could Student Loan Debt Threaten Your Health? [[link removed]]
APRIL 2022 | TEEN VOGUE
What Does Workplace Retaliation Look Like? [[link removed]]
Conferences and Presentations
APRIL 6, 2022 | GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER'S WORKERS' RIGHTS INSTITUTE
“Union Strong Coffee: Organizing at Starbucks” [[link removed]]
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