In order to build wealth and create opportunities in and across underserved communities, and reverse the troubling trends we’re seeing in our economy, we no longer find it defensible to focus on job creation alone. It’s clear that job creation does not itself equate to lasting economic change. And so, we must shift our focus to the creation of higher quality jobs — jobs that are good for workers and their families, good for businesses, and good for communities — enabling us to build an economy that works for everyone.
Each month, we bring you the latest roundup of news from the fight for quality jobs for working people.
Beginning this year, PCV began shifting its mission in order to move our economy to one where quality jobs are the norm—not the exception. CDFIs like ours must build consensus around a common definition of a quality job, undertake practical efforts to foster the creation of quality jobs, and measure results to understand what works.
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McDonald’s CEO says that raising worker wages and benefits is boosting its U.S. sales. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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On America’s growing divide between work and wealth. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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Who has the luxury to fail, as Entrepreneur culture loves to say? Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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Uber’s car leasing program turns its drivers into modern-day sharecroppers. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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A look at overwork in America across three charts. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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More businesses are sharing a piece of the pie with their workers. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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How American lost its working- and middle-class mojo. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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Rosy “economic averages” bypass so, so many people in the US. Read more >[/block_grid_item]
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Three ways philanthropists can invest in markets to revive The American Dream. Read more >[/block_grid_item][/block_grid]