Office of Public Affairs - Nov 19, 2024
When a California school district faced multiple emergencies over several years, their strong labor-management relationship played a key role in weathering the storms.
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National Apprenticeship Week 2024: 10 Years of Celebrating Opportunity, Security and Dignity
Office of Disability Employment Policy - Nov 19, 2024
Registered apprenticeship is a superhighway to jobs, opportunity and economic stability. Long associated with the skilled trades, apprenticeship is becoming more commonplace in other growth industries like health care and IT.
Take advantage of your open enrollment period to get the coverage you need
Lisa M. Gomez - Nov 19, 2024
Your open enrollment period is an opportunity for you to review your job-based coverage and make changes for you and your family.
Public confidence in unions soars
Andrew Hasty - Nov 19, 2024
A recent Gallup poll shows that support for unions has reached 70%, with disapproval at a 57-year low. Here’s why – and how we help ensure transparency and integrity in the labor movement.
NEW DATA: Childcare costs remain an almost prohibitive expense
Georgia Poyatzis, Gretchen Livingston - Nov 19, 2024
We updated our National Database of Childcare Prices with data from 2019-2022 and found that U.S. families spend between 8.9% and 16.0% of their median income on full-day care for just one child.
A tale of two strikes
Jeffrey Freund - Nov 18, 2024
Striking workers are a real-world reminder to employers that workers’ voices deserve their attention. Here are two examples.
Registered Apprenticeship: 10 Years of Engagement, Expansion and Innovation
José Javier Rodríguez - Nov 18, 2024
Join us in celebrating the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week! Thanks to the partners across the country who are hosting events and elevating Registered Apprenticeship.
Start making better, faster hiring decisions in under 15 minutes
Nick Beadle - Nov 13, 2024
Hiring is hard. Our Skills-First Hiring Starter Kit can help employers make better hiring decisions and open doors for qualified workers.
Revamping unemployment insurance, one state at a time
Brittany Stich - Nov 13, 2024
Assistant Secretary Rodríguez led a panel with Wisconsin labor leaders on how the state is improving unemployment insurance to ensure workers have fair access to benefits.