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The Epidemic of This Decade: Youth Unemployment

Businessweek’s cover article this week is on the global crisis of youth unemployment. With protests led by young workers demanding democracy in Egypt, what is it this generation cannot do?  And… more →

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The Epidemic of This Decade: Youth Unemployment

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: Businessweek’s cover article this week is on the global crisis of youth unemployment. With pro … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Must read articles, International Jobs Crisis, International Uprising, State of Young Workers, Unemployment crisis, Youth Unemployment Crisis

Workers Young and Seasoned Rally Against Cuts to Social Security

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: from indybay.org: Rally Responds to State of the Union Address by More Jobs Now! Save Social Securit … more →

Tags: Role of government, Event/Conference Announcement, Social Security, Intergenerational Action, State of the Union

Can't Afford College Because of State Budget Cuts

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: As colleges and universities open up for the fall semester this week and next, more evidence about h … more →

Tags: Role of government, Higher Education, state budget cuts, Student Financial Aid

Students CAN Change the Global Economy

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: Alta Gracia factory, which produces college-logo clothing for Knights Apparel, is paying fair wages, … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, student-worker solidarity, College Apparel Industry, Global economy, International solidarity, Student Labor Activism, United Students Against Sweatshops

Stop Selling Out Future Hires — 1 comment

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: One of the most self-destructive ways organized labor can effectively prevent young workers from wan … more →

Tags: Union Young Worker Outreach, united auto workers, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace W

Loyola U Grads Need Jobs

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: American Public Media’s Marketplace spoke with a few recent graduates from Loyola University C … more →

Tags: Must read articles, State of Young Workers, Effects of recession, American Public Media Marketplace, Lost generation

Affordable Housing Key for Young Workers

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: There has been a lot of attention given to the large numbers of young workers moving back in with pa … more →

Tags: Affordable Housing, workforce housing, strong communities, Housing for Young Workers, Millennials Moving Back Home

Millennial Corps of Workers

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: Calling for greater participation by young people in setting the tone of the debate of American poli … more →

Tags: Must read articles, BP, New York Times, Timothy Egan, National Service Programs

Unions Bring Stability and Credibility

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: Through the first half of May, organizers at UFCW Local 5 in Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, Napa, … more →

Tags: Policy/Legislation, organizing, UFCW Local 5, United Food and Commercial Workers, marijuana workers, Tax Cannabis initiative, Ron Lind, Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan

Value of College Part 3

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: Rebecca Mead with the New Yorker chimed into the debate on the cost of college and if college degree … more →

Tags: Must read articles, Higher Education, College education, Education Wage Gap, non-college youth, Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker

Cost of College

Matthew Brokman wrote 2 years ago: Too many students are scared off from attending their favored colleges because of costs, and then fr … more →

Tags: Report/Data, Higher Education, student loan debt, cost of college, student aid, College Board, Art & Science Group, llc

Union Growth Rate in Jobs for Non-College Youth

Matthew Brokman wrote 3 years ago: Earlier in the week, Young Workers Movement posted on the imbalance in the wages between jobs availa … more →

Tags: Report/Data, afl-cio, Education Wage Gap, non-college youth, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unionization Rate, Missouri Home Care Union

The Option to Live at Home and Young Workers’ Savings Rates

Matthew Brokman wrote 3 years ago: The increasing rates of young workers moving back home after a job loss or because they were never a … more →

Tags: Report/Data, Greg Kaplan, Savings rate, moving back home

Future Occupations for Young Workers — 1 comment

Matthew Brokman wrote 3 years ago: Following up on the recent debate on the value of college education, the lack of vocational training … more →

Tags: Report/Data, State of Young Workers, Education Wage Gap, non-college youth, fastest growing occupations

Raise the Wages of Non-College Youth

Matthew Brokman wrote 3 years ago: Yesterday, Young Workers Movement posted on David Leonhardt’s analysis of the value of college … more →

Tags: State of Young Workers, Higher Education, student loan debt, College Graduation Rate, David Leonhardt, New York Times, Education Wage Gap, non-college youth

Two Classes of Young People

Matthew Brokman wrote 3 years ago: On Sunday, First Lady Michelle Obama made good on her deal to speak to at the George Washington Univ … more →

Tags: State of Young Workers, Michelle Obama, george washington university, AmeriCorps, Teach For America, peace corps


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