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AFL-CIO 2012 STATE JOBS aGENDA

AFL-CIO 2012 STATE JOBS aGENDA. Keep Jobs in State Act. Stop states from giving contracts or economic development assistance to companies that ship work offshore.

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AFL-CIO 2012 STATE JOBS aGENDA

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  1. AFL-CIO 2012 STATE JOBS aGENDA

  2. Keep Jobs in State Act • Stop states from giving contracts or economic development assistance to companies that ship work offshore. • Companies that violate offshoring ban must repay the state, and should be banned from receiving contracts or development assistance for 5 years.

  3. Buy America Act • Make sure tax dollars are used to procure goods made in the state and/or the U.S.

  4. Keep Jobs in State & Buy America WA NH VT ME MT ND OR MA MN ID WI NY SD RI WY MI CT IA PA NJ NE NV OH IL IN UT DE WV CA CO MD VA MO KS KY NC TN OK AZ NM AR SC GA AL MS TX LA FL AK HI

  5. Buy America Bay Bridge – Oakland, CA Source: the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM)

  6. ALEC and Free Trade

  7. Fair Chance for Employment Act The model bill would : • Make it illegal to post job announcements that discriminate against the unemployed or to refuse to consider or hire the unemployed. • Allow states to rescind state contracts from companies that discriminate against the unemployed, and debar companies that violate the ban on hiring discrimination from receiving state contracts for up to three years.

  8. Fair Chance for Employment Act & Independent Contractor Misclassification WA NH VT ME MT ND OR MA MN ID WI NY SD RI WY MI CT IA PA NJ NE NV OH IL IN UT DE WV CA CO MD VA MO KS KY NC TN OK AZ NM AR SC GA AL MS TX LA FL AK HI

  9. Fair Chance for Employment

  10. The Public Overwhelmingly Opposes Discrimination Against the Unemployed Responses to the question: Some companies may have a policy that they will not hire or consider someone for a job opening if that person is currently unemployed, regardless of their qualifications. Do you think this is a fair or unfair hiring policy?" Source: Hart Research Associates, Poll Conducted June 2011

  11. For More Information Naomi Walker: Director, State Government Relations/ Deputy Director, AFL-CIO Government Affairs 202-637-5157 or nwalker@aflcio.org Christine Silvia-DeGennaro: State Legislative Issues Coordinator, AFL-CIO Government Affairs 202-637-5177 or csilvia@aflcio.org

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