The Congressional Black Caucus Announces Almost 100 Employers and Counting Participating in the “For the People” Jobs Initiative Job Fairs
Over 10,000 real jobs will be created!
Washington, DC – This August, thousands will gather for town hall meetings, job fairs, and job readiness workshops and seminars as a part of the Congressional Black Caucus For the People Jobs Initiative. We are pleased that almost 100 employers with a large number of available jobs have signed up to improve the dismal unemployment situation in our communities. The CBC looks forward to even more joining in the fight to end unemployment. As reported, African American unemployment remains stagnant at 16.2%, and the wealth gap between whites and people of color is the largest it has been in decades. It has become clear that the time for immediate and real action to provide hard working Americans with real economic opportunities is now. “We want to get 10,000 people hired”, said Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, “If you have jobs, we have hundreds of people who need them”, he added. “As Washington continues the see-saw game on the debt ceiling, real people are suffering. We are pleased that many of our nation’s companies have stepped up to the plate to help remedy the crisis”, Cleaver said. The “For the People” Jobs Initiative begins on August 8, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio and will continue throughout the month of August ending in Los Angeles, California. A current list of employers are included below.
“For the People” Jobs Initiative Participating Employers
AES Management Corp
Aflac
AJ Automotive Group
AT&T
Atlanta Workforce Development Agency
Bell
Braxton Educational & Technical Cons.
Center for Families & Children
Cintas
Cleveland Catholic Charities
Cleveland Municipal Court
Coca Cola
Corrections Corp of America
Cuyahoga Community College
Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing
Delaware North Company Sport Service
Embassy Suites Hotel
Employment Connection
Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc
Farmers Insurance Group
Fifth Third Bank
First Merit
General Electric
General Motors
GrafTech
Greater Cleveland RTA
Greater Cleveland Veterans Business Resource Council
Green City Growers Cooperative
H&R Block
Intel
Jeanology Clothing Store
JPMorgan Chase
KeyBank
Kraft
Lincoln College of Technology
Lincoln Electric
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Lowes
Magna
Marathon Oil
Marriott
McDonald’s
McKesson
NewsCorp
NextEra Energy, Inc
Palladium Health Care
PepsiCo
Pfizer
Pizza Hut
Plain Dealer Publishing Co
Planned Parenthood
Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits
Primerica
Progressive Insurance
Rite Aid Corporation
Rosetta
Roush Industries
Shamrock Staffing
Sherwin-Williams
Speedway
Sprint
St. John Medical Center
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center
Starbucks
State Farm
SunTrust Bank
Target
The Federal Metal Company
The Lube Stop, Inc
The Protective Group, Inc
Thermo Fisher Scientific
United Credit Education
United Rentals
United States Marine Corps
UPS
Urban League of Greater Cleveland
US Customs and Border Protection
USDA
US Coast Guard
Vector Technical Inc
Verizon
Wal-Mart
Wayne County Airport Authority
Wells Fargo
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