SustainU’s Chris Yura, center, with workers Carolina Cut ‘ N Sew in Mt. Gilead, NC, where his line of environmentally-friendly apparel for colleges and universities is produced. The payroll tax holiday on all new hires and wage increases that is part of the American Jobs Act will help Chris Yura of SustainU and his manufacturing […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from the Let’s Move! blog. First Lady Michelle Obama leads a group of 400 local children on the South Lawn of the White House to help break the Guinness World Records title for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period, Oct. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck […]
President Barack Obama meets Kimberly Russell before delivering remarks on the American Jobs Act at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Oct. 4, 2011. Kimberly Russell was laid off in May of this year. She was teaching Social Studies and Economics at Lincoln High School in Dallas, both standard and AP classes. Unbeknownst to Russell, her position was being […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and it’s an important time to consider the role that each of us can and must play in combating this disease. Far too many of us have lost a loved one to breast cancer – or seen a neighbor or a colleague endure painful treatments or a long battle with […]
As a 12th generation native of the American Southwest, my roots in this country stretch back before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock or before America declared its independence. Like many other American Latinos today, I learned about my heritage firsthand through the cuentos, or stories, passed down by my parents and grandparents. From the heroic […]
Tamara Washington hopes Congress passes the American Jobs Act. Provisions included in that bill that will affect the long-term unemployed “allowed me to start back on the ladder, which I am still climbing.” The single mom from Torrance, California thinks others should be afforded the support she had when she needed help. Tamara Washington is […]
Every day, President Obama reads ten letters from the public in order to stay in tune with America’s issues and concerns. One recent one came from Alice Johnson of Oregon who, along with her husband, has been looking for a job for about two years. Last week, President Obama described Johnson’s letter in his Weekly Address: She writes, […]
Jamail Larkins, the President and CEO of Ascension Aircraft, hopes Congress passes the American Jobs Act so he can grow his business. “The ability to reduce our payroll taxes will allow us to hire more people by stretching our limited capital.” Jamail Larkins wants Congress to pass the American Jobs Act so he can reduce his payroll […]
Iraq veteran Joe Kidd said one of the hardest parts of coming home was finding a job. After two deployments in Iraq, the first in 2007 and again in 2009, Kidd was appointed to the emergency room at Camp Lejeune and later became the Leading Petty Officer, managing about forty people. Yet, like many veterans, Kidd found it was difficult for potential […]
President Obama today attended a meeting of his Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, where he heard recommendations from the group on how to get the economy moving and create more jobs. The advisory council, which includes leaders from business, labor and academia, was created by the President earlier this year to provide diverse perspectives and ideas […]
