Press Conference Tomorrow: DC is Serious about Jobs
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WASHINGTON– Tomorrow, join At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown and his Council colleagues, business leaders and District residents as they unveil new jobs legislation designed to create jobs and ensure sustainable economic growth.
The District is suffering from 12.1% unemployment, the highest in its recorded history. Councilmember Brown will call for the declaration of an unemployment crisis and will announce a major step to put residents back to work.
WHAT:
Press Conference – DC is Serious About Jobs
WHEN:
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE:
John A. Wilson Building, Rm. 412, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
- At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown
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Invited Co-Introducers
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At-Large Councilmember Phil Mendelson, At-Large Councilmember David Catania, At-Large Councilmember Michael Brown, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh, Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr., Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells, Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander, Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry
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BarbaraLang, President & CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce
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JimDinegar, President, Greater Washington Board of Trade
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Marina Streznewski, Coordinator, DC Jobs Council
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David Burd, Earth Aid (District Business)
On the same day, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the unemployment statistics for January 2010.
Watch the press conference live on Channel 13. Click here to learn how!
Dear Kwame,
I am very happy to hear that you are proposing new employment legislation. Here at Byte Back, we are racing against time, trying to find ways to exponentially increase our job training program while keeping our expenses steady. Last year we tripled our computer training program, and this fall we trained almost as many students as all of last year combined. We train students as quickly as we can so that they have new skills for growth industy jobs in the Information Technology, Business/Professional, Health Care and Education fields. If they are unable to find employment, we urge them to take advantage of the current job market by continuing their training until they are able to find a job that pays them a living wage with opportunities for advancement.
I look forward to hearing more about your new program.
Kelley Ellsworth
Executive Director
Byte Back