by Dave Johnson | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
President Obama is drafting an executive order to require federal contractors to provide sick leave for workers who are sick or caring for a sick relative. The order would benefit hundreds of thousands of Americans. How does this measure up to the Good Jobs Nation...
by Sam Pizzigati | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The sourest person in the nation’s capital today just may have been Daniel Gallagher, one of the five commissioners who set policy for the Securities and Exchange Commission, the top federal watchdog over companies that trade on Wall Street. Over Gallagher’s surly...
by Jacob Woocher | Aug 5, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
Rhonda works as an overnight home health aide in downtown Denver. She would like to attend Red Rocks Community College to help her qualify for a higher paying job that includes benefits. She lives three blocks from a newly constructed light rail station that could get...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 30, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Tax Reform
The Senate was expected today to vote for a three-month extension of surface transportation programs that the House approved on Wednesday, after also approving by a vote of 65-34 the six-year bill the Senate had hoped to pass this week. The six-year bill now awaits...
by Joshua Ferrer | Jul 24, 2015 | Conservatism, Jobs and Growth, This Is The GOP
It’s been a big week for American workers. On Wednesday, progressives introduced bills in the House and Senate to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 and, in a letter, called on Obama to issue an executive order raising the minimum wage of federal contract...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Chanting “$15.00 and a union,” thousands federal contract workers walked off their jobs yesterday, led by the Capitol’s cafeteria workers who serve senators their food. They were joined by Senator Bernie Sanders, now running for president, and members of the...
