“Good jobs for all” may sound like a slogan, but for us, it’s a strategy and call to action. And that strategy calls for us to build the workforce roads and bridges that connect people to the good jobs they want and need and employers to the people they want and need.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su participate in a roundtable at the North Birmingham Library, June 12, 2024. Su's visit was part of her "“Good Jobs Summer Tour."Diana Isom wants a good job that allows her to do more than get by, but the systems around her make that hard.
In short, we want to build an “Opportunity Infrastructure” in Birmingham and across the country. This work starts with employers creating jobs that provide real security, and it continues with employers communicating the skills workers will need for those jobs early – in trainings and in educational spaces. Because once it’s time to hire, it’s too late to think about where the workers will come from. Our strongest examples of effective opportunity infrastructure involve employers and workers partnering to identify skills needs and training early.
Finally, trusted community organizations are the roads that connect underserved neighborhoods to this opportunity infrastructure. Through their work, they reach key sections of the community and are key to successful outreach, recruitment, and retention. Birmingham Promise has facilitated internships for almost 300 city students and has assisted 1,300 with college tuition costs. Through the city’s BOLD targeted grant program, community organizations over five years have helped 111 adults earn job credentials and 95 actually get jobs. Our Good Jobs Challenge program aims to place 1,000 unemployed or underemployed individuals in good-paying healthcare jobs with the potential for upward advancement.
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