Opportunity in America - Events by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program

Opportunity in America - Events by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program

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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. This podcast features audio from our public events. Learn more at aspeninstitute.org/eop

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How Benefits Make Jobs Better

Published: Jan. 12, 2024, 5:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 1 second

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Reimagining the Business-Labor Playbook for the 21st Century

Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 10:28 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 34 seconds

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Unstable Schedules: Unwrapping the Challenges and Solutions for Service Workers

Published: Nov. 20, 2023, 11:29 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 14 seconds

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Sustaining Ownership: The Promise of Employee Ownership Trusts

Published: Oct. 30, 2023, 8:11 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 3 seconds

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Job Quality as the Cornerstone: A Conversation with &pizzas Michael Lastoria

Published: Sept. 29, 2023, 2:49 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 18 seconds

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Good Work in the Gig Economy: Building a Sustainable App-based Economy

Published: Aug. 8, 2023, 10:32 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 32 seconds

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Growing Economic Freedom and Prosperity: The Case for Employee Ownership

Published: July 6, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 11 seconds

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Owning the Future: Creating the Next Generation of Employee Owners

Published: July 6, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 57 seconds

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Ownership on the March: Recent Progress in Supporting Employee Ownership

Published: July 6, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 59 seconds

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Unleashing an Ownership Economy: The Role of Government Agencies

Published: July 6, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 16 seconds

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American Values and the Competitive Advantage of Employee Ownership

Published: July 6, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 44 seconds

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Employee Ownership and the Company of the Future

Published: July 6, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 25 seconds

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Ownership for Equity: Building an Inclusive Economy through Employee Ownership

Published: July 6, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 20 seconds

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Rebuilding the Middle Class through Employee Ownership

Published: July 5, 2023, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 1 second

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The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyones Work A Book Talk with Zeynep Ton

Published: May 16, 2023, 10:09 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 5 seconds

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ESOPs, Job Quality, and Wealth Inequality: The Potential of Employee Stock Ownership Plans

Published: April 11, 2023, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 58 seconds

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Still Broke: Walmarts Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism

Published: March 30, 2023, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 26 seconds

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The Promise of Guaranteed Income: A New Tool to Improve Jobs and Empower Workers

Published: March 1, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 30 seconds

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The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America A Book Talk with Saket Soni

Published: Feb. 9, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 43 seconds

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Economics Reimagined: A Discussion on Building a Human Rights Economy

Published: Jan. 19, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 9 seconds

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Procurement with Purpose: Improving Equity and Job Quality through Public Procurement

Published: Dec. 8, 2022, 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 17 seconds

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Democratizing Work: The Role, Opportunities, and Challenges of Worker Cooperatives in the US

Published: Nov. 17, 2022, 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 14 seconds

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Ownership at Work: A Discussion on Designing and Growing Employee Ownership

Published: Oct. 20, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 46 seconds

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A Defining Moment for Good Jobs

Published: Oct. 12, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 3 seconds

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Pathways to Digital Skills Development for Latino Workers

Published: Sept. 22, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 42 seconds

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Opportunity by Design: A Discussion on Growing Worker Skills and Talent in the Workplace

Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 33 seconds

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Integrating Technology into CDFI Small Business Lending: The Real Deal

Published: Aug. 3, 2022, noon
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 59 seconds

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For Better or Worse: Designing Jobs During Technological Change

Published: July 27, 2022, noon
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 29 seconds

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A Workers Bill of Rights: What We Want and How to Get There

Published: May 26, 2022, noon
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 4 seconds

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act: The Past and Future of Workers Well-Being

Published: May 4, 2022, noon
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 8 seconds

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act: Fulfilling the Promise of Equal Opportunity

Published: April 27, 2022, noon
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 42 seconds

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The Future We Need: Organizing for a Better Democracy in the Twenty-First Century

Published: April 19, 2022, noon
Duration: 59 minutes 51 seconds

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The Rewards of Work: Lessons from the Fair Labor Standards Act

Published: April 7, 2022, noon
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 48 seconds

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Worker Power and the National Labor Relations Act

Published: March 16, 2022, noon
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 52 seconds

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Job Quality Fellowship Overview

Published: Nov. 30, 2021, noon
Duration: 55 minutes 23 seconds

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Essential Jobs, Inequality, and Dirty Work: A Book Talk with Eyal Press

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, noon
Duration: 59 minutes 7 seconds

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Toward Universal Work-Related Benefits

Published: Oct. 13, 2021, noon
Duration: 59 minutes 46 seconds

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Insights from Businesses: How Digital Transformation Is Impacting Work and Skill Needs

Published: Sept. 22, 2021, noon
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 23 seconds

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Worker Financial Wellness: How Corporations Can Build Quality Jobs

Published: Sept. 15, 2021, noon
Duration: 58 minutes 35 seconds

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Shaping the Future of Work: A Conversation About Quality Jobs

Published: Sept. 1, 2021, noon
Duration: 59 minutes 50 seconds

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Encouraging Job Quality in Small Businesses: Advising, Lending, and Procurement Approaches

Published: May 20, 2021, noon
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 47 seconds

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Valuing Care: Principles for a Post-Pandemic Care Economy

Published: April 21, 2021, noon
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 21 seconds

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How 2020 Accelerated Digital Transformation at Companies and What That Means for Frontline Workers

Published: March 24, 2021, noon
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 51 seconds

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Californias Plans for the Future of Work, Workers, and a Renewed Social Compact

Published: March 3, 2021, noon
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 35 seconds

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A Job Quality Agenda to Build Back Better An Action Platform for 2021 and Beyond

Published: Jan. 22, 2021, noon
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 20 seconds

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On the Front Lines of Workforce Development During the Pandemic

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, noon
Duration: 11 minutes 31 seconds

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Moving Beyond Gratitude: Opportunities to Improve Essential Work

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, noon
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 58 seconds

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Job Quality and Employee Ownership: An Interview with Job Quality Fellow Rick Plympton (Optimax)

Published: Dec. 7, 2020, noon
Duration: 31 minutes 57 seconds

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Can Investing in Workers Support Small Business Resiliency Through the Pandemic? - Job Quality in Practice Webinar

Published: Nov. 18, 2020, noon
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 53 seconds

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Scaling Lending to Entrepreneurs of Color

Published: Oct. 19, 2020, noon
Duration: 49 minutes 18 seconds

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Can Employee Share Ownership Improve Racial and Gender Wealth Equity?

Published: Oct. 16, 2020, noon
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 15 seconds

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Californias Approach to Recovery and Resilience: Centering Equity and Job Quality

Published: Aug. 26, 2020, noon
Duration: 59 minutes

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Open to Good Jobs: Now is the Time to Improve Equity and Job Quality in Restaurant Work

Published: June 9, 2020, noon
Duration: 56 minutes 18 seconds

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Worker Organizations Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis - Job Quality in Practice Webinar

Published: April 21, 2020, noon
Duration: 58 minutes 53 seconds

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A High Road Companys Rapid Response to COVID-19: A Conversation with Marlin Steel President Drew Greenblatt

Published: April 8, 2020, 9:51 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 12 seconds

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How Can Workforce Leaders Boost Job Quality? - Job Quality in Practice Webinar

Published: March 3, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 seconds

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Measure What Matters: Realigning Measures of Economic Success with Societal Well-Being

Published: Jan. 30, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 50 seconds

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Closing Remarks and Keynote - Five Years of UpSkill America: Whats Next?

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 10 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 11 seconds

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Success Stories: Graduates Share Their Stories - Five Years of UpSkill America: Whats Next?

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 9 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 19 seconds

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The Value of Local and Regional Initiatives - Five Years of UpSkill America: Whats Next?

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 8 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 31 seconds

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How Large Employers Think about Upskilling - Five Years of UpSkill America: Whats Next?

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 11 seconds

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Opening Remarks and Keynote - Five Years of UpSkill America: Whats Next?

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 50 seconds

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Building a Democratic Economy: How Do We Create Prosperity for All?

Published: Nov. 13, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 29 seconds

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Opportunity and Inclusion - Opportunity in America: What Does It Mean? (Panel 2)

Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 6 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 35 seconds

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What Is Opportunity in America? - Opportunity in America: What Does It Mean? (Panel 1)

Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 51 seconds

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Demanding Dignity at Work: A Book Talk with Steven Greenhouse

Published: Sept. 16, 2019, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 4 seconds

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Creating Entrepreneurship Pathways for Opportunity Youth

Published: July 25, 2019, 4 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 11 minutes 20 seconds

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Quality Jobs for All: What Would It Take?

Published: June 13, 2019, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 33 seconds

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Opportunity Zones and the Challenge of Addressing Our Economic Divides

Published: April 16, 2019, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 46 seconds

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The Rise of Gig Work: Creating Flexibility and Stability for Workers in a New Era

Published: Feb. 13, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 51 seconds

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Fresh Pathways: Strategies to Improve Job Quality and Equity in Food Retail

Published: Nov. 27, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 36 seconds

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The Aspen Institute Launches New Tool to Create Business Incentives by Measuring Good Jobs

Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 54 seconds

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The Justice System and Jobs: How Court Decisions Are Shaping Americans Work Lives

Published: Sept. 18, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 1 second

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The Future of Work and Wealth: Lessons Learned & Moving Forward

Published: June 18, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 49 seconds

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Having a Stake: The Potential of Employee Share Ownership for Workers and Businesses

Published: May 10, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 27 seconds

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Drivers of Opportunity: How Will Latinos Shape the Future of the American Dream?

Published: Feb. 21, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 40 seconds

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I Am Not a Tractor: A Book Talk and Discussion on Worker-Driven Social Responsibility

Published: Feb. 9, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 14 seconds

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Whats in Store: The Future of Work in Retail

Published: Nov. 17, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 30 seconds

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Race, Work, and Opportunity in America

Published: Oct. 25, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 29 seconds

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The End of Loyalty: A Book Talk with Rick Wartzman

Published: Sept. 25, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 9 seconds

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Dream Hoarders: A Book Talk with Richard Reeves

Published: July 20, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 46 seconds

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What Does Tax Reform Mean for Low- and Moderate-Income Workers?

Published: June 5, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 57 seconds

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Double Bottom Line: The Business Benefits of Employee Financial Well-Being

Published: May 16, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 46 seconds

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Building Good Jobs into Americas Infrastructure Investments

Published: March 21, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 18 seconds

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Finding Steady Ground: A Conversation on Work and Wealth

Published: March 15, 2017, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 58 seconds

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Launch of the Good Companies/Good Jobs Initiative

Published: Jan. 26, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 46 seconds

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Has the First Job Disappeared? Connecting Young Workers to Employers and Career-Building Work Experiences

Published: Nov. 15, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 44 seconds

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Building Ladders and Raising the Floor: Improving Employment and Economic Opportunities for Frontline Workers

Published: Oct. 25, 2016, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 15 seconds

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Economic Insecurity, American Values, & the Politics of Resentment in the 2016 Election

Published: Oct. 18, 2016, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 30 seconds

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Democracy at Work: Citizen Action and the Fight for $15

Published: Sept. 19, 2016, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 26 seconds

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Reskilling America: Career and Technical Education in the Twenty-First Century

Published: April 19, 2016, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 32 seconds

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Finding Time: A Book Talk with Heather Boushey

Published: March 15, 2016, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 29 seconds

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Can Inclusive Economic Development Build Better Jobs and a Stronger Regional Economy?

Published: Jan. 27, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 16 seconds

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Shop til Who Drops? Exploring Retail Jobs this Holiday Season

Published: Dec. 1, 2015, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 54 seconds

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The 1099 Economy: Exploring a New Social Contract for Employers, Employees, and Society

Published: Sept. 15, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 41 seconds

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The Future of Worker Voice

Published: April 23, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes

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The Future of Work in the Sharing Economy

Published: Dec. 2, 2014, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 2 seconds

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Beyond Great Places to Work: The Business Case for Investing in Front-Line Workers

Published: Oct. 24, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 10 seconds

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Getting to Work: Improving Public Transportation for Americas Workers, Employers and Economies

Published: Oct. 1, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 47 seconds

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The Low Cost of Good Jobs

Published: June 13, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 16 seconds

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Building Opportunities for Young Adults: A Discussion on Strategies to Support the Newest Generation of Workers

Published: May 12, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 31 seconds

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Time to Care: A Discussion on Improving Paid Leave Policies for Workers, Businesses, and Our Economy

Published: Jan. 28, 2014, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 56 seconds

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The Good Jobs Strategy: How the Smartest Companies Invest in Employees to Lower Costs & Boost Profits

Published: Jan. 17, 2014, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 48 seconds

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Creating Good Jobs: Lessons Learned from Worker Cooperatives, ESOPs and B Corporations

Published: Oct. 10, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 2 seconds

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Experiences of Immigrant Workers: Challenges, Opportunities and the Future of our Economy

Published: July 31, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 20 seconds

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Leaning in with Child Care: A Discussion on Childcare Jobs and the Need for Quality, Affordable Care

Published: May 9, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 39 seconds

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Raising the Minimum Wage: A Different Approach to the Jobs Problem

Published: March 15, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 41 seconds

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Home Economics: A Discussion about the Unregulated World of Domestic Work

Published: Feb. 1, 2013, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 48 seconds

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From Jobs to Job Quality: Ideas for Improving Low Wage Work

Published: Nov. 14, 2012, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 7 seconds

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The Housing Markets Foundation: A Discussion on the Workforce in Residential Construction

Published: Oct. 18, 2012, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 49 seconds

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Taking Inventory of Retail Jobs: A Discussion on Work in the Retail Industry

Published: July 25, 2012, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 26 seconds

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Better Care through Better Jobs: Improving Training and Employment for Direct Care Workers

Published: May 3, 2012, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 52 seconds

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From Fast Food to Fine Cuisine: A Discussion on Work in the Restaurant Industry

Published: March 7, 2012, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 46 seconds

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