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National Apprenticeship Week. Nov 17-23, 2024

Registered Apprenticeship: 10 Years of Engagement, Expansion and Innovation

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Start making better, faster hiring decisions in under 15 minutes

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New data shows workers want unions – and we support them

President Joe Biden, flanked by union members and labor leaders, signs an Executive Order to promote good jobs. Signs around him say "Investing in America" and "Good jobs, better pay." (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Why workers and employers needed a Good Jobs Executive Order

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Celebrate your financial independence

Lisa M. Gomez - Jul 16, 2024
July is the month we celebrate our nation’s independence, but it can also be when you celebrate your Financial Independence Day by reviewing your financial planning.

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Challenges and choices: Highlights from Triad 2024

Andrew Hasty, Darnice Marsh - Jul 11, 2024
The Triad 2024 conference recently held in New York City brought together practitioners, academics and neutrals in labor affairs to discuss domestic and international labor issues. Here are some key takeaways.

An illustration of a detective uncovering hazards at a job site with the text “The Hunt for Hazards, Safe + Sound Week 2024.”

6 steps to an effective job hazard analysis

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Jul 09, 2024
Whether you are a construction worker working at heights, an agricultural worker handling a chemical substance or a warehouse worker lifting heavy objects, you can use a job hazard analysis to stay safe.

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Tips for the LGBTQIA+ community to improve your physical and mental health

Lisa M. Gomez - Jul 08, 2024
EBSA is sharing meaningful ways to help workers and their families in the LGBTQIA+ community improve their physical and mental health.

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EMPLEO: 20 years of fighting worker exploitation

Priscilla Garcia-Ocampo - Jul 03, 2024
The EMPLEO program has helped us recover more than $15 million in back wages for thousands of workers – and it’s more important than ever.

A stacked bar graph showing the median earnings in the past 12 months for full time, full year, civilian employees ages 20 and older. Text: The Gender Wage Gap is Larger for Older Workers. Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022, IPUMS.

Older and wiser, but not richer: The gender pay gap for older workers

Erin George, Gretchen Livingston - Jul 01, 2024
The gender pay gap is wider for older women, which means that while overall, women who work full-time, year-round are paid 84 cents for every dollar men are paid, women 50+ are paid 75 cents or less.

Wearing a work glove, a miner’s hand can be seen holding a mobile device and using the MSHA Safety + Health App.

New tool connects miners with vital health resources

Jason Dittrich, Mike Pulsifer - Jun 28, 2024
OCIO worked collaboratively with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to develop a new tool that provides quick access to health services tailored to miners' unique needs.

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Updated federal grant guidance will help create good jobs

Bart Sheard - Jun 28, 2024
Updated federal guidance gives state and local governments more tools to ensure efficient use of funds while advancing good jobs, equity in recruitment and hiring, and environmental sustainability.

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Caribbean roots inspire service to others

Samantha Thomas - Jun 27, 2024
Regional Solicitor Samantha Thomas shares how her Caribbean roots shaped her passion to be of service to others.

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