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For workers, new skills are the springboard to job opportunities and growth.
Statewide and regional business associations from across the Commonwealth, including the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, have launched the Massachusetts Business Coalition on Skills (MBCS).
The new statewide coalition will advocate for policies that develop the skills of the Cape and Islands current and future workforce.
The MBCS formed because there are two sides to the skills gap, and both can drag job and economic growth.
On the employer side, it is difficult to find qualified talent. A 2019 survey by coalition member Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) found that 73% of Massachusetts employers find it “somewhat difficult” or “very difficult” to find people with the right skills to fill open positions.
coalition manager
Reports to: Evelyn Murphy, The WAGE Project
Location: Massachusetts
Start Date: Immediately
Wage Equity Now Coalition (WEN)
WEN was initially formed by Jackie Jenkins Scott, Evelyn Murphy, and Andrea Silbert to support and promote passage of The Transparency Act of 2021 which was introduced by Senator Paul Feeney and Representatives Liz Miranda and Liz Malia. The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA) and Amplify Latinx have since joined the coalition as lead partners.
This bill is a foundational step for eliminating racial and gender wage gaps in Massachusetts. It requires all employers –private, non-profit and governmental –with 100 or more employees to report the average wages by gender, race, and ethnicity for the entire organization, and also to report the proportions of the top 10 earners by race, gender, and ethnicity. Most critically, it requires release of this data to the public at the institutional level to provide for comparative a
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One of the signs at the March 27 Rally & Run to Stop Asian Hate in Hopkinton. The event was held to condemn acts of violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and to display the unity, resilience, and strength of the Asian American community.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
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