The Congressional Black Caucus Announces Over 120 Employers and Counting Participating in the “For the People” Jobs Initiative
Over 10,000 real jobs will be created!
Washington, DC – This August, thousands will gather for town hall meetings, job fairs, job readiness workshops, and seminars as a part of the Congressional Black Caucus For the People Jobs Initiative. Last week we were happy to announce almost one hundred employers registered to participate with several job vacancies available to improve the dismal unemployment situation in our communities. This week, we are pleased to announce that number has grown to over 120 companies. The CBC looks forward to working with more partners as we work diligently to decrease the numbers of unemployed. 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 jobs is now.
“Our goal remains the same. We want to get 10,000 people hired”, said Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, “If you have jobs we have thousands of people who need them”, he added. “Washington has finally ended the see-saw game on the debt ceiling and now we can finally focus on real people who are suffering. We are pleased that many of our nation’s employers have stepped up to the plate to help remedy the crisis”, Cleaver said. The “For the People” Jobs Initiative begins this Monday, August 8, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio and will continue throughout the month of August ending in Los Angeles, California. To find out more about the “For the People” Jobs Initiative, please visit the CBC website. A current list of employers are included below.
“For the People” Jobs Initiative Participating Employers
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AES Management Corp
Aflac Agency for Health Care Administration AJ Automotive Group Alexandria School for Nannies Amersco, LLC AT&T Atlanta Workforce Development Agency AVI School Systems Banks of America Bell Berea Children’s Home and Family Services Braxton Educational & Technology Consulting Breaking Chains, Inc. Care Resource Carnival Cruise Lines Case Western Reserve University Center for Families & Children Cintas Cleveland Catholic Charities Cleveland Food Bank Cleveland Municipal Court Cleveland State University Club Demonstration Services Coca Cola Corrections Corp of America Courtyard by Marriott CSX Railroads Cuyahoga Community College Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Delaware North Company Sport Service Deneman’s Automotive Co. Inc. Embassy Suites Hotel Employment Connection Environmental Protection Agency Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc Farmers Insurance Group Fatima Catholic Charity Family Center Fifth Third Bank First Merit Florida International University General Electric General Motors Goodyear GrafTech Greater Cleveland RTA Greater Cleveland Veterans Business Resource Council Green City Growers Cooperative H&R Block Hooper Farms Jeanology Clothing Store John Carroll University JPMorgan Chase KeyBank Kraft Lincoln College of Technology Lincoln Electric Louis Stokes VA Medical Center Lowes Magna
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Marathon Oil
Marriott McDonald’s McKesson NewsCorp NextEra Energy, Inc Office of Personnel Management Ohio Savings Bank Optima Lender Services Orlando Banking Co. Palladium Health Care Parker Hannifin PepsiCo Pfizer Pizza Hut Plain Dealer Publishing Co Planned Parenthood Popeye’s Chicken and Biscuits Primerica Progressive Insurance Rite Aid Corporation Rosetta Roush Industries Royal Caribbean Cruises Securities and Exchange Commission Shamrock Staffing Sherwin-Williams Sisters of Charity Health System SP Data Speedway Sprint St. John Medical Center St. Vincent Charity Medical Center Starbucks State Farm SunTrust Bank Target The Environmental Quality Company The Federal Metal Company The Home Depot The Lube Stop, Inc The Lubrizol Corporation The Metro Health System The Protective Group, Inc The Wyndham Cleveland at Playhouse Square Thermo Fisher Scientific United Credit Education United Rentals United States Army United States Coast Guard United States Marine Corps University Hospitals UPS Urban League of Greater Cleveland US Customs and Border Protection US Department of State USDA Vector Technical Inc Verizon Veterans Affairs Wal-Mart Wayne County Airport Authority Wells Fargo WJBK Fox 2
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