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Board Will Help Craft a Workforce Strategy to Equip America’s Students and Workers with Skills They Need in Today’s Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue today was selected to serve on the administration’s American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. The Board will help guide the National Council for the American Worker, created in July 2018, as it develops and implements a workforce strategy to meet the needs of today’s economy.
This letter has been sent to Representative Meeks in support of the introduction of the “Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019,”
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports the bipartisan “First Step Act of 2018” (S.3649) and urges the Senate to consider the bill prior to the end of this Congress. America’s criminal justice system should always strive to prepare incarcerated individuals for a successful return to society. Employment and training opportunities combined with recidivism reduction programs are a key element in helping the incarcerated find gainful employment upon their release.
The skills and people gaps are preventing our nation from leveraging its talent and people from realizing their potential.
By closing both gaps opportunity will flourish, the economy will grow, and people will prosper.
Donohue Addresses the State of the American Workforce and What Business is Doing to Meet the Needs of the Modern Economy and Maintain American Competitiveness
