April 13, 2011, 9:30am – 11:00am
About This Event
To reach our goal of cutting poverty in half and moving millions of low-wage workers toward economic stability, developing innovative workforce practices must be a key component of a national strategy. This comprehensive workforce agenda must focus on preparing workers; promoting new industries for employment that will pay workers appropriate wages; and creating jobs that provide benefits and workplace flexibilities.
Join national experts as they discuss a range of job creation strategies including recent research on low-wage workers and the challenges they face in the current labor market; federal policy recommendations to engage dislocated workers including women, youth, and those living in urban communities; efforts to increase workplace flexibility; and effective community partnerships to create better paying jobs for low-wage workers.
Welcoming remarks:
Desmond Brown, Half in Ten Campaign
Featured panelists:
Heather Boushey, Senior Economist, Center for American Progress Action Fund
Valerie Rawlston Wilson, Research Director, National Urban League Policy Institute
Portia Wu, Vice President, Work-Family and Workplace Fairness Policies, National Partnership for Women & Families
Joseph M. Carbone, President & CEO, Workplace Inc., Bridgeport, CT
Moderated by:
David Madland, Director, American Worker Project, Center for American Progress Action Fund
Coffee will be served at 9:00 a.m.
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For more information, call 202-682-1611
Location
Center for American Progress Action Fund
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Map & Directions
Nearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson Square or Red Line to Metro Center
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