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A curated newsletter for public service providers - August 2024
Happy Labor Day! Enjoy a workforce-centric issue with fun labor history nuggets, the latest WIOA reauthorization updates & more - and most importantly, enjoy your long weekend!
WIOA Reauthorization Updates + ASWA's 5% Data Funding Mandate
Congress's proposed WIOA reauthorization (A Stronger Workforce for America Act, or ASWA) wants to prioritize high-quality data collection with a new funding mandate: states will be required to reserve 5% of Adult and Dislocated Worker funds to award grants to create longitudinal data systems. In the latest on the blog, we break down what this mandate means for every level of service provider from local to state. Check it out to see how it could impact your organization.
If your head is spinning with legislative jargon around WIOA reauthorization, read our article - What's Happening to WIOA? - for a digestible breakdown of what we know and what we don't.
September Conferences - Meet the Team
September kicks off a busy conference season for the myOneFlow team. If you're attending a conference on our schedule, drop us a line ahead of time so we can schedule an in-person chat!
Southeastern Employment and Training Association (SETA) Fall Conference
Sept 15-18, 2024 / Savannah, GA
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NASWA Annual Summit
Sept 25-26, 2024 / New Orleans, LA
Love Labor Rights? Thank These Women!
To celebrate Women's Equality Day and Labor Day Weekend, we're spotlighting two exceptional women in workforce history this month.
Frances Perkins was the first female Cabinet member and secretary of labor under FDR for over 12 years. Perkins was the driving force behind many worker benefits and protections we take for granted today – including the 40-hour work week, federal minimum wage, unemployment insurance, child labor laws, and Social Security. Take a few minutes to learn more about "the woman behind the New Deal."
Hattie Canty was a black unionist, labor activist, and one of the greatest strike leaders in U.S. history. Canty was born in rural Alabama in 1933 to an early life marked by racism and poverty. As a young woman, she worked numerous jobs to provide for her ten children. In the late 1970s, Canty began working at the Maxim Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, a job that spurred her involvement with union and labor politics. She went on to serve nearly ten years as the Culinary Union's first female president and led the longest strike in history. Thanks partly to Canty's leadership, by the early 2000s, unionized hospitality workers in Vegas could make more than double what workers in other cities were making.
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