Job Quality

Rebalancing Power in Construction and Manufacturing in Milwaukee

WRTP | BIG STEP, led by Job Quality Fellow Lindsay Blumer, is a workforce intermediary with strong ties to workers, community, unions, and industry.

June 29, 2022

Liz Shuler Elected to Lead AFL-CIO: A Standout Leader for a Landmark Moment

The Economic Opportunities Program congratulates the AFL-CIO on its election of Liz Shuler as president and Fred Redmond as secretary-treasurer.

June 13, 2022
Photo of AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond with fireworks in the background

How Tech is Changing Work

How can workplace technologies benefit employees’ wellbeing? Hear the Aspen Institute’s Shelly Steward in conversation at the Smithsonian.

June 2, 2022
Photo of Shelly Steward, Director, Future of Work Initiative

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, May 2022

Confronting inequity, restoring the promise of work, and broadening opportunities are essential to building a more free, just, and equitable world.

May 31, 2022

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, April 2022

Confronting inequity, restoring the promise of work, and broadening opportunities are essential to building a more free, just, and equitable world.

April 29, 2022

Climate Infrastructure Investments Should Also Boost Job Quality and Equity

Can we leverage this opportunity to ensure America’s workers will also be winners?

April 22, 2022
Worker on flooded street

When Climate Change Meets a Bad Work Environment, Disaster Can Strike

Short-term thinking has worsened climate change and exploited workers. That’s become a deadly combination.

April 21, 2022
Injured construction worker being helped by colleague

The Value of Job Quality Partnerships for Small Businesses

How can collaborative and creative partnerships benefit workers and businesses across the country?

April 13, 2022

Lessons and Takeaways from Supporting Small Businesses to Improve Job Quality: Seven Tips for Workforce Organizations

Here are seven lessons around prospecting, recruitment, and engagement based on our experience working with Pacific Community Ventures.

April 12, 2022
Cover page for the publication "Lessons and Takeaways from Supporting Small Businesses to Improve Job Quality: Seven Tips for Workforce Organizations"

Centering Worker Voice in Employer Engagement and Program Design: A Tool for Conducting Worker Surveys for Workforce Organizations

Workforce organizations can unlock worker expertise and engagement in ways that strengthen job quality, equity, and the business bottom line.

April 12, 2022
Cover page for the publication "Centering Worker Voice in Employer Engagement and Program Design: A Tool for Conducting Worker Surveys for Workforce Organizations"