Sentences with phrase «paying middle class jobs»

To create good - paying middle class jobs that can not be outsourced, Democrats support high labor standards in clean energy infrastructure and the right to form or join a union, whether in renewable power or advanced vehicle manufacturing.

«The results have not been good for California's women and children, for workers, nor for California's economy, especially if you measure a thriving economy by the number of good - paying middle class jobs.»

Not exact matches

«There is room to grow here, and export jobs here have been shown to create many middle class jobs with wage premiums that pay a wage of 20 percent higher than other jobs,» Kessler says.

Because of this, we will continue to lose well - paying jobs, further hollowing out the middle class, and creating even greater income inequality.

The best thing you could do for the middle class would be to give them well paying sustainable jobs.

It gives companies the legal right to pass over Americans, displace Americans, or directly replace Americans for good - paying middle - class jobs.

In the traditionally middle - class black neighborhood of Chatham, for example, the decline in high - paying industrial jobs has important ramifications for Carter Temple (Christian Methodist Episcopal) and the other thriving African - American churches.

The proportion is even higher among middle - class women with well - paid jobs — more than 90 per cent of mothers in managerial or professional roles breastfeed.

«Vince has the experience we need to revitalize our economy by promoting small business growth, creating good - paying jobs and providing real middle - class tax relief and economic opportunity,» Giuliani said in a statement released by Tabone's campaign, which also included a photo of the candidate and his ex-boss at a recent fundraiser at the Grand Havana Club in Manhattan.

«The IDC is going to make a positive change for New York's working - and middle - class families who struggle to send their children to college through our College Affordability for All plan, make sure our teenagers are treated as such by Raising the Age of criminal responsibility and create good - paying jobs through our Made by New Yorkers vision.»

He lamented that the country's economy was ruined so much that States could no longer pay workers» salaries, stating that millions of jobs were lost, prices of essential commodities skyrocketed to the extent that Nigerians could no longer afford common tomato to cook and the middle class wiped away completely.

«If the federal government really wanted to help workers — which is what they said all along; that they wanted to help workers, they wanted to help the middle class — if that's what they wanted to do, then the law they passed would have mandated that the corporations tax cut windfall go to pay workers higher wages or go to create jobs,» the governor said.

Now, her plan for the city creates decent - paying jobs by supporting small business and tech companies in neighborhoods that are often ignored; expands pre-K and child care; and builds 80,000 units of good middle class housing.

«Throughout his career of service to the community, Hector has proven to be a tireless voice for good paying jobs and real benefits that support a robust middle class.

«It's time for the richest 2 % to pay their fair share and for our elected officials to strengthen programs that create jobs and rebuild the middle class, while protecting the social safety net.»

«I don't think there's anyone who knows more about what the middle class needs, to get incomes back up, good paying jobs staying here in the U.S., than Hillary Clinton,» Schumer said.

And I have been clear that I will work with any group of Senators who have real economic development and jobs - encouragement ideas, who plan to bring substantial tax relief to the people who elected me, who have compassion for the poor and respect for the middle class, who support the improvement of public education and a plan to ease the burden of tuition - paying parents across New York.»

«It's common practice to extend laws to allow more time to fully gauge and measure their effectiveness, especially when that law is intended to protect good - paying, middle - class jobs that are at the heart of New York City's tourism economy,» Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres, one of the bill's sponsors, said in a statement.

At NYSUT, we believe that working families deserve a raise; that our economy should be creating good - paying, middle class jobs and America should be investing in infrastructure, clean energy and research.

New York's Economic State Development agency revealed that it has tapped a $ 50 million fund designed to promote job growth and tourism to pay for an aggressive marketing campaign boosting Cuomo's program to extend free tuition to middle - class students enrolling at public colleges.

All we are trying to do is ensure that taxpayer investment is going to subsidize jobs that pay a reasonable wage... New York City will only remain the greatest city in the world by providing a high quality of life, attracting the best talent, and protecting our middle class.

«Well, there's no question that the biggest problems we face in the country today are jobs that don't pay well enough and issues that affect middle class families, like college affordability, and it's such a burden to pay for college these days,» Suozzi said.

This State is completely corrupt, and they would rather create the next Great Depression and eliminate the middle class entirely than force their hacks and sychophants to try to get real jobs, for which they have to actually show up and do real work, for probably less pay.

As Governor, John will cut taxes and spending to make New York more affordable for lower and middle class families; invest in our crumbling infrastructure and fix the MTA; and he'll make New York more business friendly, to create good paying jobs and opportunity for all New Yorkers.

«Taking decent paying, middle class jobs with benefits away from experienced, dedicated, and caring state employees and replacing them with private, not - for - profit companies who fail to pay their direct care workers a decent wage hurts local economies and the quality of life for all New Yorkers, not just those receiving care,» CSEA's testimony stated.

As Congressman, I will continue to fight for working families by creating good paying jobs, lowering taxes on the middle class and ensuring that Brooklyn and Staten Island receive our fair share of education, healthcare and transportation funding.»

EDIE WINDSOR ENDORSEMENT OF CHRISTINE QUINN IS IRRELEVANT BECAUSE THE RACE TO LEAD NYC IS «NOT» ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE — The race to lead New York City is about many issues, including the commitment to core middle class issues like fair and affordable housing, job growth, equal pay and expanding opportunity for the middle class.

We need to make sure that whenever possible, those jobs pay enough to support a family and join the middle class,» she said.

The authors raise the possibility that for men without a four - year college degree, frontline allied healthcare jobs may be the ticket to a stable middle - class lifestyle as they pay better and are more stable than blue collar work.

These intangible middle class advantages include such things as a computer with internet access at home, a quiet place to study and complete homework, working parent (s) above the poverty line, no pressure to get a low - level job in high school to help pay the rent or support the family, and no fear of the streets upon which they live.

First, the technological changes and globalization that have fueled inequality have also increased the skills required for good jobs — which means that schools need to teach higher - level skills if their graduates are to secure jobs that pay middle - class wages.

Yes, once upon a time these same labor unions helped black and brown Americans secure good paying jobs and elevate to the middle class.

As detailed by a 2014 report by the National Employment Law Project (NELP), manufacturing jobs in the US are now in the bottom half of all jobs in terms of pay, despite significant public subsidies and bailouts and widespread assumptions among politicians and the public that manufacturing is the backbone of the middle class.

First up, a preview offered to supporters confirms Obama will frame the whole thing in populist rhetoric: How the middle class has got it bad, how inequality is climbing, how we need more jobs, and how the rich should pay their fair share in taxes.

Unless the advocates of ABS are optimistically arguing that the shrinking middle class is a result of an increase in high - paying jobs which I believe are actually far fewer in number than the middle - income jobs that they are replacing.

With so many (too many) entering into the practice of becoming consumers» advisors in the real estate business, without the requisite practice; without the requisite background; without the requisite self - confidence; without the requisite detachment from the commission income mentality, it is no wonder that people such as: the dishwashers; servers; factory workers; truck / cab drivers; teachers; office workers; in general, the young and middle - aged unemployed who can't get a job anywhere else (high school drop - outs) etc. types of the world (none of whom are to be denigrated for their particular positions in the job market... except when they think that they are qualified to become Realtors after attending a few weeks of classes and memorizing answers to questions about which they have absolutely no hands - on experience with which to tie their memorized answers to), will willingly buy into paying someone else to professionally «augment» their individual «realities» on the internet.