Labor Day

Can we see a future where the workforce development field is more reflective of the change it seeks to cultivate?

Few years have presented us with such a varied and complex menagerie of issues as the ones we face this Labor Day.

To find out if our economy is working for working people, we need more complete data — and better questions about the data we already have.

Despite their focus on job quality, workforce staff often endure bad jobs themselves. In other words, “The cobbler’s children have no shoes.”

Workers across a wide breadth of sectors are striking for increased wages — but also for dignity, equity, and a say in how new technologies are deployed.√

Job quality is a choice, and we can choose to make it better.

While a tiny virus upended our daily lives, essential workers continued to meet the needs of others despite the risks and burdens.

We need to work toward a common goal of good jobs. Here is what’s at stake for working families.