BREAKING NEWS: Congressmen Evans, Edwards Introduce the LEON Act to Build Out a National Skills-Training System
The bill is designed to build pathways out of poverty and solve our long-term labor shortage. Congressman Dwight Evans (center), with Evelyn Sample-Oates, Senior Vice President of Communications, Marketing and […]
May Newsletter: Rebuilding America’s workforce will rebuild America
Photograph by Hannah Yoon for WSJ We’re seeing a sea change in how America thinks about work. Earlier this month, The New York Times ran a piece by Randi Weingarten, president of […]
OIC of America calls on PennDot to improve hiring practices
Louis J. King II, OIC’s national president, says that PennDOT has roughly 900 African American employees, which is about 2% to 5% of its workforce. The head of the Opportunities […]
March Newsletter: Future-Proofing People and Organizations in Uncertain Times
“Uncertain” doesn’t even begin to describe the times we’re living through right now. Shifting alliances and allegiances. Federal agencies here today, gone tomorrow … and then back a few days […]
Diversify The Construction Industry
When Louis King II visited Asheville, North Carolina last year, he was struck by the destruction he saw. Cars were stranded in creek beds. Hurricane Helene’s rains and winds had damaged and […]
February Newsletter: The Real Legacy of Black History Month
Many organizations observe Black History Month. And that’s great. But as my TV screen and internet scrolling are filled with images and stories of great Black leaders, I remember that […]