Men with criminal records could help solve the U.S. labor shortage

Excerpted from The Press of Atlantic City article by Shawn Bushway and Jeffrey Wenger American employers are panicked about the lack of willing workers. They shouldn’t be. There are plenty of Americans who want to work. If you’re an employer, you may be wondering where all these employees are hiding. They aren’t hiding — they’ve […]
With COVID-19, advocate urges a new look at transitional jobs programs

Excerpted from Wisconsin Examiner By Erik Gunn Even in better times, there have almost always been more people seeking work than employers had openings Just a few months ago, employers across Wisconsin and the nation were complaining about widespread shortages of people to do the jobs they were offering. Today, that’s been turned on its […]