by Dave Johnson | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
Take a look at the agenda of the upcoming Take Back The American Dream Conference. There is a session on Tuesday titled, Strategy on State Level for Buy America Campaign. This session will look at ways to trigger state-level procurement rules that say when states use...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Minimum Wage
"The way to create jobs is by paying a living wage to workers, That creates demand. Republicans say jobs from tax cuts for rich people." These were some of the remarks by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi at a Speakout For Good Jobs Tour I attended last night. See the...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
In the midst of the July heat wave, some Oklahoma City commuters got a nasty surprise as they drove down Interstate 44 one morning: an expansion joint on a 36-year-old bridge buckled. Several vehicles were damaged as they drove across the broken joint before repair...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Education
I don't think anyone has ever even tried to make the argument that education and jobs are not in any way linked. But the economic argument for education is not well understood even by those -- politicians especially -- who are most apt to make the connection. So...
by Anne Thompson | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Significant job growth continues to elude the American workforce, as companies hold back from expanding and rehiring in the face of weak demand for their goods and services. In a Wall Street Journal article last month, “Dearth of Demand Seen Behind Weak Hiring,” CEOs...
by Mary Bottari | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Janesville, WI -- As President Obama gets ready for his big jobs speech Thursday, America's nurses have a message for him. "Heal America, Tax Wall Street!" the signs read as nurses rallied in front of 61 Congressional offices recently. The nurses are proposing a bold...
