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Good Jobs, Stronger Communities: The Case for Creating a Job Quality Practice

For too long, poor job quality has been accepted as inevitable. It is not. It is possible to improve work.

BY Maureen Conway

Blog Post

1 week ago
Employment and Jobs

Driving the Economy: The Essential and Undervalued Work of Truckers — Resources

As a key pillar of our economy and supply chain, and one of the largest occupations in the US, the job quality of workers in the trucking sector has far-reaching implications. Join the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program on March 19 to explore the challenges truckers face and ideas for improving the returns for the essential work they do.

Event

03.26.2025
Employment and Jobs

Driving the Economy: The Essential and Undervalued Work of Truckers — Transcript

As a key pillar of our economy and supply chain, and one of the largest occupations in the US, the job quality of workers in the trucking sector has far-reaching implications. Join the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program on March 19 to explore the challenges truckers face and ideas for improving the returns for the essential work they do.

Event

03.26.2025
Employment and Jobs

Driving the Economy: The Essential and Undervalued Work of Truckers (Video)

Play Event Recording LISTEN TO PODCAST READ TRANSCRIPT DOWNLOAD RESOURCES Description A career in trucking was once considered a pathway ...

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Video

03.26.2025
Employment and Jobs

Re-Entry and Good Jobs: Building the Second Chances We All Believe In (Video)

In this webinar, we explore the history and conditions of work for incarcerated people and ideas for creating more humane and dignified work for those behind bars.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Video

02.28.2025
Employment and Jobs

Driving the Economy: The Essential and Undervalued Work of Truckers

As a key pillar of our economy and supply chain, and one of the largest occupations in the US, the job quality of workers in the trucking sector has far-reaching implications. Join the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program on March 19 to explore the challenges truckers face and ideas for improving the returns for the essential work they do.

Event

02.25.2025
Employment and Jobs

Re-Entry and Good Jobs: Building the Second Chances We All Believe In

Many returning citizens, who worked for little or no pay while incarcerated, will struggle to find quality jobs after release. Join us on Wednesday February 26, 2025 from 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST to explore the opportunities and challenges accessing good jobs for people after incarceration.

Event

01.24.2025
Employment and Jobs

Navigating the Compliance Landscape to Advance Good Jobs: Resources for Small Businesses

Description Job quality and the work of ensuring that all jobs are good jobs is intertwined with a complex landscape of laws and regulations – rules ope ...

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

10.14.2024
Employment and Jobs

WIOA, Employee Ownership, and Good Jobs: How Workforce Legislation Can Support Employee-Owned Companies and Boost Job Quality

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was designed to help workers move “into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers.”

BY Matt Helmer & 1 more

Publication

10.09.2024
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