The statement can be attributed to Emily Andrews, director of education, labor, and worker justice at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). Washington, D.C., September 5, 2024—When workers or their loved ones are faced with violence, they need paid time off to begin…
More than 100 state administrators and advocates gathered for a two-day conference this week to share best practices for implementing successful paid family and medical leave programs at the state level.
June 18: CLASP hosted a Senate Hill Briefing with AFL-CIO, SEIU, and the Good Jobs Collaborative on the importance of a workforce development system that builds worker power. Emily Andrews participated in a panel.
May 20: Emily Andrews spoke at the International Rescue Committee’s Building Inclusive Economies event in NYC. She participated on a panel titled, “Envisioning Inclusivity As the Cornerstone of America’s Economic Future.”
Emily Andrews co-authored an op-ed about how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act offers a chance for construction to improve its workforce diversity.
On March 27, Emily Andrews spoke on a panel at The Forum hosted by the National Association of Workforce Boards. The session will discuss the outlook and progression of federal workforce development policies in 2023 and beyond.
On February 14, Emily Andrews and Sapna Mehta presented at a webinar titled “Organizing to Win Good Jobs for Our Communities,” which CLASP co-hosted with Community Change. The webinar discussed leveraging federal spending to bring good jobs to the communities that need them the most.
A critical element was missing from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: An equally robust investment in the workforce to fill these jobs and help us meet our ambitious climate goals.