New Resources for Low-Wage, Immigrant Advocates
Our friends at the National Employment Law Project (NELP) just released several great new resources for advocates who fight for low-wage and immigrant workers.
The resources include ways to protect the rights of low-wage and immigrant workers. They also provide strategies to combat anti-immigrant legislation and arguments to support economic development that works for all people.
Click on the title to link to a resource.
Recession Bad for All, Really Bad for Black Men
This info just out today from the Center for American Progress:
The recession is taking a toll on most Americans and has resulted in job losses not seen in almost 25 years, but black men have felt its effects particularly hard.
Black men have long faced limited employment prospects and disproportionately low rates of unemployment. Even as the economy thrived and the participation of low-skilled women in the labor force increased over the last two decades, many black men remained largely disconnected from the labor market. While the unemployment rate among black men has declined dramatically over the last few decades, the level of workforce participation among African-American men has not increased and remains stagnant. The current degree of job loss among black men is particularly alarming. These losses will likely only increase as the economic crisis deepens.
