Job Quality in Alabama and Mississippi’s Manufacturing Facilities
JMA’s Angela Dawson talks about our recent report about manufacturing jobs in Alabama and Mississippi.
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JMA’s Angela Dawson talks about our recent report about manufacturing jobs in Alabama and Mississippi.
The issue is that despite this booming industrial development, communities in the South continue to be chronically impoverished. Corporations take advantage of a system that includes some of the lowest wages in the nation, along with a relative lack of safe working conditions and training opportunities.
In our house, we believed that able-bodied men and women should work and become productive citizens in their communities. We believed that America owes each of its citizens an equal opportunity to get an education in order to prepare him or herself for the workplace. And, finally, we are convinced that when America pays its …
Policy center Jobs to Move America has polled manufacturing workers across Mississippi and Alabama to rate their satisfaction with their current job. Workers reported some of their needs are being met, but there are several areas that fall below what is desired in a quality job. Emily Erickson with the University of Warwick says those …
Contact: JMA: Rob Yen ryen@jobstomoveamerica.org Report: Job Quality and Community Challenges Persist in Alabama and Mississippi Manufacturing Facilities Jackson, MS, February 24, 2023 – A new report finds that job quality is low and work-life balance is virtually nonexistent for many employees of manufacturing facilities in Alabama and Mississippi. Job quality was assessed …
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