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Job Quality Newsletter - Worker Safety

In this edition of our Job Quality Newsletter, we examine the dangers of work and the evolving policies and regulations designed to make workplaces safe.

BY Matt Helmer

Blog Post

03.04.2025
Employment and Jobs

EOP Monthly Digest — February 2025

We are pleased to present a selection of our work from the past month, including videos, commentary, events, and more.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Blog Post

03.03.2025
Employment and Jobs

EOP Resource Roundup — February 2025

Forward-looking employers have long sought to establish a culture of engagement among their workforces. The greater employees’ dedication, the thinking g ...

BY Maxwell Johnson

Blog Post

02.28.2025
Employment and Jobs

Re-Entry and Good Jobs: Building the Second Chances We All Believe In (Video)

In this webinar, we explore the history and conditions of work for incarcerated people and ideas for creating more humane and dignified work for those behind bars.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Video

02.28.2025
Employment and Jobs

Prioritizing Small and Mid-Sized Businesses: Early Lessons for Skills and Credentials Leaders

Evidence of skills proficiency, supported in ways that are fraud-proof and trustworthy, are foundational to the long-term success and scaling of Skills First talent management practices. And validated skills are what employers want and need.

BY Haley Glover

Publication

02.25.2025
Employment and Jobs

Leadership, Like a Letter, Takes Time: Why Upskilling Must Be Part of a Human-Centered Strategy

Look at these mailboxes. I walked by them and considered what they represented. People would take the time to write a letter—to consider their words, to connect with someone who mattered, to share something meaningful. And for those receiving, they’d peek through the glass to see if something was there (just perhaps once a day). And, once received, take the time to read, reflect, and absorb. It was deliberate. It required thoughtfulness and patience. It built relationships.

BY Chris Trout

Blog Post

02.21.2025
Employment and Jobs

Job Quality Newsletter — Why the Fight for Equal Opportunity Is Important

In this month’s newsletter, we lift up some of the upcoming and past discussions and writings we’ve done on equal opportunity at work.

BY Maureen Conway & 1 more

Blog Post

02.20.2025
Employment and Jobs

Upskilling for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

The question is not “Should SMBs invest in upskilling?” They must for their own continued competitiveness, for the good of their employees, and for the good of our society and economy. The question is “How should SMBs invest in upskilling?”

BY Chelsea Miller

Publication

02.18.2025
Employment and Jobs

Canaries in the Coal Mine: Domestic Workers and the Future of Work

In this conversation, we explore what the past can teach us about the future — and how we can ensure that workers have a say in what comes next.

BY Ai-jen Poo, & 1 more

Blog Post

02.12.2025
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