September 5, 2017 Gingrich: The other half of Trump's 'jobs, jobs, jobs' promise (hint : it's about skills) Once he is sworn in, President Trump's administration should swiftly announce it will take steps to undo the damage President Obama has done to career education in America.
July 5, 2017 Pay to rise for millions as 19 states increase minimum wage It will be a happy New Year indeed for millions of the lowest-paid U.S. workers. Nineteen states, including New York and California, will ring in the year with an increase in the minimum wage.
July 5, 2017 Workers at O'Hare airport expected to strike over wages Workers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport are expected to walk off the job over union rights and an hourly wage of $15.
July 5, 2017 Fiat Chrysler announces $1 billion investment in US manufacturing, 2,000 new jobs Fiat Chrysler said Sunday it would spend $1 billion on U.S. manufacturing, including modernizing plants in Michigan and Ohio, in a move that’s set to add 2,000 new jobs, Reuters reported.
July 5, 2017 O'Hare airport workers to go on strike after Thanksgiving Holiday travelers returning home after Thanksgiving may be in for a headache after it was announced that hundreds of workers plan to strike next week at one of the nation's busiest airports.
June 30, 2017 New York Times employees stage walkout over copy desk cuts The walkout comes on the same day that the New York Times reporters sent a letter to Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn expressing their dismay over the pending layoffs.
June 21, 2017 US ranks behind Rwanda, Belarus, Azerbaijan in ease of creating new business, World Bank says A new study by the World Bank and the International Finance Corp. found that the U.S. ranks well behind countries like Rwanda, Belarus and Azerbaijan in terms of how easy it is for an entrepreneur to start a new business.
June 21, 2017 George W. Bush on Keystone XL: 'Build the damn thing' Former President George W. Bush said building the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline is a "no-brainer" for economic growth.
June 21, 2017 Apprenticeships, technical education offer a path to a successful workforce – ‘college-only’ is a myth In making his impassioned speech on how our county’s economy can grow through tax reform, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said, “We need to connect people with the skills they need to get good-paying, in-demand jobs.”
June 15, 2017 Apprenticeships pave the way to the American dream Critics may say that apprenticeships aren’t an effective way to close the skills gap – but in restaurants, we know they work, because we’re already doing it.