U.S. Job Market and Young Adults

May 9, 2008

Demos

A panel discussed the job market for young adults, comparing the wages, job security, unionization and benefits of the jobs available now to previous generations. Topics included strategies for improving job quality, such as living wage laws, career ladder and green job programs, traditional unionization and alternative organizing strategies .. Read More
A panel discussed the job market for young adults, comparing the wages, job security, unionization and benefits of the jobs available now to previous generations. Topics included strategies for improving job quality, such as living wage laws, career ladder and green job programs, traditional unionization and alternative organizing strategies including worker centers. After their discussion, panelists responded to audience members' questions. This panel titled "Paycheck Politics" was part of a day-long forum "A Better Deal: Reclaiming Economic Security for a New Generation."

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:01 HOST AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO LIVE TO AN EVENT HAPPENING AT THE LIAISON CAPITOL HILL...
00:02:18 Unidentified Speaker HI, EVERYBODY, WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED SOON, SO IF YOU COULD TAKE YOUR SEATS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT....
00:02:54 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS AN ALL-DAY CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC ISSUES POSTED BY THE GROUP DEMOS, I NON-PARTISAN POLICY...
00:05:32 Unidentified Speaker GOOD AFTERNOON, OR GOOD MORNING. YOO-HOO, HELLO? HI, EVERYBODY, WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET STARTED....
00:08:00 Unidentified Speaker ARE THESE ON? CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? OH, OK. AS YOU HAVE HEARD BEFORE, WE HAVE SEEN -- I AM GOING...
00:11:19 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO SHOW A COUPLE SLIDES TO DRIVE HOME THE LAST POINT HEIDI MADE ABOUT...
00:12:37 Unidentified Speaker I AM TOTALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE, YOU GUYS. THOSE TEND TO ACTUALLY BE THE THREE MAIN AND NARRATIVES...
00:16:40 Unidentified Speaker ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT CONFRONT US IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND CREDIT LIMIT...
00:17:04 Unidentified Speaker WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST GENERATION IS THE BACK OF A TYPICAL YOUNG WORKER, -- AND THAT FOR...
00:19:35 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE A SLIDE UP THAT SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE IN ON A PLATE IN YOUNG BLACK MEN AND YOUNG WHITE MEN DID....
00:20:21 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS ARE HAVING HERE TODAY. I WORK AT THE ELAH BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS,...
00:24:50 Unidentified Speaker A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A GIGANTIC CONFERENCE THAT I TRIED TO GO TO. THE KICKOFF CONFERENCE...
00:26:17 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED TO START BY SAYING THAT WE DO NOT SEE OURSELVES AS OUTSIDE OF THE LABOUR...
00:32:33 Unidentified Speaker LET US ALL MOVE TO SAN FRANCISCO. [LAUGHTER] OR LESS EXPORT YOUNG WORKERS UNITED TO COMMUNITIES ALL...
00:33:56 Unidentified Speaker IN TERMS OF THE UNION AS BEING RELEVANT TO GET PEOPLE, I THINK EVERYBODY HERE WHO HAS SPOKEN SO FAR...
00:41:27 Unidentified Speaker ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED ALL THE TIME ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S INCOMES...
00:42:20 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS DEFINITELY A STRUCTURAL SHIFT HERE, AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY, NOT JUST A FUNCTION...
00:45:54 Unidentified Speaker WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THAT? HOW DO WE MAKE MORE RAMPS PROPERTY HIERARCHY WITHIN COMPANIES AND EVEN WITH...
00:46:24 Unidentified Speaker THE POLICY SOLUTIONS ACTUALLY MET A VERY DIRECTLY ONTO THE MOVEMENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE ECONOMIC...
00:48:30 Unidentified Speaker ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PUBLIC POLICY?
00:48:35 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE POINTS HE MENTIONED. -- YOU MENTIONED. THIS BRINGS TO THE COMMITTED...
00:52:18 Unidentified Speaker LET ME ASK ONE FINAL QUESTION AND THEN WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO ALL OF YOU. I THROW THIS OUT TO ANYBODY....
00:52:53 Unidentified Speaker I GUESS I WILL TAKE A STAB AT IT FIRST. THIS IS FOR ME PERSONALLY AND I AM NOT REALLY SPEAKING FOR...
00:54:55 Unidentified Speaker I WILL ADD A COUPLE OF THINGS. WHAT IS TO FOCUS THAT FOR US, OUR YOUNG MEMBERS ARE PARTNERING AND...
00:56:23 Unidentified Speaker I JUST WANTED TO EXPLOIT ALL THE PANELISTS SAID ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES -- ECHO WHAT ALL...
00:58:08 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THIS IS ALL ABOUT ORGANIZING. WE WORK WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITY GROUPS...
00:59:39 Unidentified Speaker GOOD. IF YOU COULD, IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND IF YOU ARE AFFILIATED WITH AN ORGANIZATION, LET US KNOW....
01:00:00 Unidentified Speaker HELLO. MY QUESTION IS, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS AFFECTS ALL OF THE NON COLLEGE STUDENTS. IS...
01:00:35 Unidentified Speaker ANYBODY?
01:00:39 Unidentified Speaker I WILL SAY TWO WORDS ON IT. THERE IS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE ENERGY ACTION COALITION. THIS IS AN...
01:01:42 Unidentified Speaker I JUST ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF STUDENT-BASED LABOR ORGANIZATIONS WERE YOU...
01:02:31 Unidentified Speaker NOT LEAST TO WORK ON YOUR UNIVERSITY TO HIRE UNION WORKERS FOR ITS BUILDING CLEANING SERVICES AND...
01:02:41 Unidentified Speaker OF THE QUESTION? YES?
01:02:53 Unidentified Speaker HELLO. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST RECENT GRADUATES THAT ARE COMING OFF OF WORKING...
01:03:23 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO WANT TO GRADUATE -- YOUNG WORKERS UNITED HAS REALLY...
01:05:00 Unidentified Speaker THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE TRYING TO FILL THAT VACUUM. HOW DO WE GET...
01:05:35 Unidentified Speaker HELLO.
01:05:40 Unidentified Speaker I WAS CURIOUS, WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR GETTING PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THESE ISSUES? IT IS NOTORIOUS...
01:06:03 Unidentified Speaker FROM OUR EXPERIENCE, DOING STUFF ONLINE DEFINITELY WORKS. IT IS A WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED...
01:07:15 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD ADD TO THAT -- SHE IS EXACTLY RIGHT. FOR A LOT OF THE STARTING POINT IS OFTEN EDUCATION. PUBLIC...
01:08:24 Unidentified Speaker CAN I JUST ADD SOMETHING TO THAT? I WOULD ADD ON TO THAT -- THIS GOES BACK TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION....
01:10:25 Unidentified Speaker I DO NOT WANT TO KEEP YOU FROM MOVING FROM THE NEXT QUESTION, BUT I HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT.
01:10:31 Unidentified Speaker WE WOULD LIKE TO ENGAGE YOUTH. WE HAD AN EVENT AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. IT WAS IN MEMPHIS. IT REALLY...
01:10:59 Unidentified Speaker I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD ONE OF THOSE THINGS, BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO THE ART COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZE...
01:12:04 Unidentified Speaker THE NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE. WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT THREE MORE MINUTES. I WOULD LIKE TO GET ONE MORE QUESTION...
01:12:16 Unidentified Speaker I WORK FOR THE CENTURY FOUNDATION, WHICH IS A THINK TANK. AND THE STERN TOUCHED ON SOMETHING THAT...
01:13:04 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I THINK THAT REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT -- THE INCENTIVE IS THERE...
01:14:20 Unidentified Speaker ALSO, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE WHO WORK IN POLITICS. TRYING TO SEND -- TRYING TO CHANGE THE...
01:15:03 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, BUT I PROMISED IN LAST QUESTION. LET US MAKE IT QUICK.
01:15:07 Unidentified Speaker HELLO. [LAUGHTER] I WANTED TO ASK A MINIMUM-WAGE QUESTION. HE WROTE A REALLY INCREDIBLE MINIMUM-WAGE...
01:15:59 Unidentified Speaker IT IS A REALLY BIG ISSUE THAT IS DEFINITELY ON EVERYONE'S AGENDA, ESPECIALLY POST- NOVEMBER. YOUR...
01:16:56 Unidentified Speaker GREAT QUESTION.
01:17:00 Unidentified Speaker I HAD SOME LOGISTIC INFORMATION THAT I NEED TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY. CHECK OUT IS AT NOON. WE HAVE...
01:17:40 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. "AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES"
01:18:05 Unidentified Speaker THIS ALL-DAY CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC SECURITY RESUMES HERE AT 12:00. THAT IS WHEN OUR COVERAGE GETS...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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