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EDUCATION, LABOR, AND WORKER JUSTICE
SEPTEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER
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Workers’ Rights are in Peril: Why Congress Must Pass the PRO Act [[link removed]]
In response to stagnating wages, poor working conditions, and a harrowing two years of health-related work concerns, workers across the country are increasingly exercising their right to organize unions. The publicity around these organizing drives has also exposed the failures of our federal labor law, which allows companies to intimidate, harass, and fire employees with impunity for exercising their rights.
This fact sheet summarizes some of the pervasive tactics employers use to deter unionizing efforts and examines how provisions in the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act can strengthen labor law and provide greater protections for workers.
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Historic 2021 Decline in Child Poverty Proves Effectiveness of Federal Investments [[link removed]]
The release of 2021 poverty and health insurance coverage data from the U.S. Census Bureau demonstrates how government action in response to the pandemic stabilized households, uplifted millions of people from poverty, and brought uninsurance rates to historic lows. However, many of these provisions were temporary and have now expired, although the need for them has not gone away.
These data reinforce the urgency of permanently filling the gaps in existing programs and expanding public investment to address unmet areas of need to promote economic security and strengthen our economy overall.
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House WIOA Reauthorization Makes Important Strides, but Additional Improvements Needed [[link removed]]
On May 17, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a reauthorization of the Workforce and Opportunity Act (WIOA). As the country continues to recover from a devastating pandemic and economic recession, it is critical that the workforce system creates training and development opportunities that help workers of color enter into quality, family sustaining jobs.
This brief describes some of the critical updates the House bill makes to WIOA. It also offers CLASP’s recommendations for Congress to build toward a workforce system that empowers workers and helps create broadly shared prosperity.
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Additional Publications and Reports
Concessions Workers at Dodger Stadium Can Also Throw Strikes [[link removed]]
This year’s MLB All-Star Week was a significant event in American sports, but the lead up to the game proved more urgent for the labor movement and workers’ rights. In advance of the event, over 1500 concessions workers at Dodger Stadium voted to authorize a strike.
This blog argues that strikes and similar actions are fundamental to increase worker power and address the economic exploitation of vulnerable workers, underscoring the need for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
CLASP in the Media
SEPTEMBER 2022 | POWER STATION
We Need People to See Others as Part of Their Own Families and Communities [[link removed]]
SPETEMBER 2022 | SAMPAN
Labor Shortages and Climate Crises: Immigrants Impacted in Food Supply Industry [[link removed]]
AUGUST 2022 | C-SPAN
Indivar Dutta-Gupta on Biden Economic Policies and Low-Income Americans [[link removed]]
AUGUST 2022 | CNN
The Frustrating Truth about Who Is Excluded from College Debt Relief [[link removed]]
AUGUST 2022 | FATHERLY
Workers Lost $28 Billion During COVID-19 Because They Didn’t Have Paid Leave [[link removed]]
AUGUST 2022 | CALMATTERS
California’s Fast Food Bill Could Link Chains to Wage Theft and Other Workplace Violations [[link removed]]
AUGUST 2022 | LAIST
Wait, How Did Student Debt Even Become A Thing? [[link removed]]
AUGUST 2022 | NOTRE DAME NEWS
Comprehensive Investment in People Improves Social Services, Heather Reynolds Testifies [[link removed]]
JUNE 2022 | BLAVITY
10 Reasons Why The Biden Administration Must Provide Student Loan Debt Relief For Black Americans [[link removed]]
Conferences and Presentations
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 | PRENATAL-TO-THREE CAPACITY-BUILDING HUB AT THE BUILD INITIATIVE
National PN-3 Systems Building Meeting: “Paid Family and Medical Leave: Centering Equity and Access in State Programs” [[link removed]]
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