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As a key labor union pushes into the South, red states push back
May 20, 2024 | News, WorkforceRepublican lawmakers have passed new laws on union elections for companies that receive state incentives.
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With the rise of AI, workforce planning is critical. But many governments don’t do it.
May 15, 2024 | Workforce, NewsThat’s a problem when state and local government officials are seeing daily evidence that the nature of their workforce is quickly changing.
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Microchip companies need federal grant money. They’re rolling out child care to get it.
| News, WorkforceTo draw women into the semiconductor and construction industries, the CHIPS Act requires companies to provide child care. But will it boost the supply of care, or exacerbate an existing crisis?
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Celebrating Public Service—and Public Servants
May 09, 2024 | News, WorkforceCOMMENTARY | Government is asked to solve our toughest and most intractable problems. That’s why we need to celebrate the people who make a difference through government service.
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A glimpse at the ‘human-machine partnership’
| News, WorkforceLots has been said about the ways in which artificial intelligence may augment employees’ work. But first, local governments will need to successfully manage the learning curve.
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The key to filling IT talent gaps? Invest in your current workforce.
| News, WorkforceCOMMENTARY | Retaining IT talent requires more than just competitive pay and defined career paths.
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Paid sick leave sticks after many pandemic protections vanish
| News, WorkforcePaid sick leave protects both the community's public health and the economic security of low-wage workers.
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‘Invisible’ no more: States move to hire people with disabilities
May 08, 2024 | Workforce, NewsTapping potential employees with “non-apparent” issues like autism, attention deficit disorder and chronic depression can bring qualified candidates to a public sector workforce in desperate need of talent.
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The role state and local governments can play in supporting safe workplaces
April 29, 2024 | News, WorkforceCOMMENTARY | Extreme heat and new technologies have created less obvious but equally potent new dangers in workplaces. More state and local action can address ongoing and new threats.
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Southern governors raise pressure in fights with auto unions
April 26, 2024 | News, WorkforceRepublican officials want to tell automakers that get big financial incentives for new factories that they have to use secret ballots during unionization efforts.