The Housing Market’s Foundation: A Discussion on the Workforce in Residential Construction
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About this Event
This is the fourth conversation in a roundtable series in 2012 titled Reinventing Low Wage Work: Ideas That Can Work for Employees, Employers and the Economy. Low wage jobs are a growing part of the U.S. economy, and the Aspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative is excited to continue this conversation about the nature of low wage work, the challenges it presents to workers, businesses and the economy, and the opportunities we have for addressing these challenges at the Aspen Institute at a time when jobs and the economy are such critical topics for our country.
Featured Speakers
Mike Holland
Division President, Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. @MarekBros
Christine Owens
Executive Director, National Employment Law Project @NelpNews
Emily Timm @EmilyRTimm
Policy Analyst, Workers Defense Project @WorkersDefense
Nik Theodore
Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago @ThisIsUIC
Moderator
Yuki Noguchi @YukiNoguchi
Correspondent, National Desk, National Public Radio @NPR
Related Resources
Overview of Workers in Residential Construction
Profiles of the Residential Construction Workforce and the Workers Defense Project
This event is part of the Reinventing Low Wage Work series.
