Year-End Message from Amanda Cage
‘Tis the season for reflection. This is my second year-end message as CEO of the National Fund, and I am…
Reflecting on 2021
In another year of uncertainty, we remained focused on our priorities. Here are 10 highlights from 2021. 10+ Words of…
Good Jobs Should Be the Standard, Not a Seasonal Perk
The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the busiest time of year for retail workers. Big box…
Reintroducing Our Job Design Framework
Equity and voice must be part of the job quality strategy — our new framework has both How do…
The Great American Walkout
People are leaving the workforce in droves. In fact, the quit rate is the highest it has ever been since…
Workforce Collaboratives Are Helping the Service Sector Rebuild
With a clear value proposition, collaboratives demonstrate a range of ways to help both businesses and frontline workers succeed in…
Delta Variant Blues
Here we go again. The pandemic tide has turned for the worse, and we’re all getting reacquainted with uncertainty: unpredictable…
Workers Are at the Heart of Our Economic Recovery
We need a bold new way of thinking to help them succeed. If you’ve tried to schedule a meeting with…
The Year That Trauma Became Universal
Sweeping technological change. Demographic shifts. Deeply entrenched inequality. These are the social conditions we highlighted in Race and the Work…
C'mon Jeb, America Does Have a Jobs Problem
The former governor of Florida recently wrote that our workforce problems can be solved with training and education. He's only…