<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>WORKFORCE Archives - ScoopUSANews</title> <atom:link href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/category/business-2/workforce/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/category/business-2/workforce/</link> <description>African American Owned and Operated</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:46:37 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <item> <title>Black Workers, Black History</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/black-workers-black-history/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/black-workers-black-history/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCOOP]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:46:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[BLACK HISTORY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BUSINESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CHILDWATCH]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EQUAL PAY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#BLACKHISTORY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#BlackWorkers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#Workforce]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=15778</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>by Marian Wright EdlemanFounder and President EmeritusChildren’s Defense Fund (CDF) “Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted. Freedom and justice must be struggled for by the oppressed of all lands and races, and the struggle must be continuous, for freedom is never a final fact but a continuing […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/black-workers-black-history/">Black Workers, Black History</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/black-workers-black-history/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">15778</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Some people really don’t want us to observe Black History Month or KNOW Our History, Part 1</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/some-people-really-dont-want-us-to-observeblack-history-month-or-know-our-history-part-1/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/some-people-really-dont-want-us-to-observeblack-history-month-or-know-our-history-part-1/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thera Martin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:14:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[BLACK HISTORY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COMMUNITY NEWS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#BLACK HISTORY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#DEPARTMENT OF AFRICOLOGY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#DEPT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#DR. MOLEFE ASANTE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#TEMPLE UNIVERSITY]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=15645</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Black History Month. We’re in it, and we will know our history. We will learn our history. We will teach Black history to our children. Period.Sadly, there seems to be a continued effort underway to make it as if Black History Month is not important and is insignificant. Helping to lead that charge […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/some-people-really-dont-want-us-to-observeblack-history-month-or-know-our-history-part-1/">Some people really don’t want us to observe Black History Month or KNOW Our History, Part 1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/some-people-really-dont-want-us-to-observeblack-history-month-or-know-our-history-part-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">15645</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Getting Workforce Development Done: Shapiro Administration highlightsinvestment to expand Early Childhood Education Pre-Apprenticeship Programs</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/getting-workforce-development-done-shapiro-administration-highlightsinvestment-to-expand-early-childhood-education-pre-apprenticeship-programs/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/getting-workforce-development-done-shapiro-administration-highlightsinvestment-to-expand-early-childhood-education-pre-apprenticeship-programs/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCOOP]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:45:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[BUSINESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EDUCATION]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#BUSINESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#Workforce]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=15594</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>PHILADELPHIA, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker joined Philadelphia Academies Inc. (PAI) and state and local leaders Tuesday evening to highlight nearly $400,000 in state funding that allowed PAI to expand its Early Childhood Education (ECE) Pre-Apprenticeship program, in partnership with Parkway West High School (PWHS). Since taking […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/getting-workforce-development-done-shapiro-administration-highlightsinvestment-to-expand-early-childhood-education-pre-apprenticeship-programs/">Getting Workforce Development Done: Shapiro Administration highlightsinvestment to expand Early Childhood Education Pre-Apprenticeship Programs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/getting-workforce-development-done-shapiro-administration-highlightsinvestment-to-expand-early-childhood-education-pre-apprenticeship-programs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">15594</post-id> </item> <item> <title>McDonald’s is the latest company to roll back diversity goals</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/mcdonalds-is-the-latest-company-to-roll-back-diversity-goals/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/mcdonalds-is-the-latest-company-to-roll-back-diversity-goals/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:25:55 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[BUSINESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#DiversityRollBack]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#VIZION]]></category> <category><![CDATA[McDonalds]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=15473</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>by Dee-Ann DurbinAssociated Press Business Writer Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions. McDonald’s is the latest big company to shift its tactics in the wake of the 2023 […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/mcdonalds-is-the-latest-company-to-roll-back-diversity-goals/">McDonald’s is the latest company to roll back diversity goals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/mcdonalds-is-the-latest-company-to-roll-back-diversity-goals/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">15473</post-id> </item> <item> <title>What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/whats-behind-the-widening-gender-wage-gap-in-the-us/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/whats-behind-the-widening-gender-wage-gap-in-the-us/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:53:57 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[BUSINESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EQUAL PAY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ScoopVIZION]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#equal pay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#gender wage gap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#women in the workplace]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=14875</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>by Alexandra Olson andClaire Savage AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women?Although women who lost or left their jobs at the height of the crisis have largely returned to the workforce, a recent finding points to the price many paid for […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/whats-behind-the-widening-gender-wage-gap-in-the-us/">What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/whats-behind-the-widening-gender-wage-gap-in-the-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">14875</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Shapiro administration applauds workers critical to Pennsylvania’s economy, naming first PA farmworkers of the year</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/shapiro-administration-applauds-workers-critical-to-pennsylvanias-economy-naming-first-pa-farmworkers-of-the-year/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/shapiro-administration-applauds-workers-critical-to-pennsylvanias-economy-naming-first-pa-farmworkers-of-the-year/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCOOP]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:51:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[BUSINESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#FarmWorkers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#PAeconomy]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=14244</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>BIGLERVILLE, PA, August 6, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joined PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers in Biglerville to recognize three frontline agriculture workers as Pennsylvania Farmworkers of the Year. Jose Mateos of Hollabaugh Brothers, Stephen “Cowboy” Kulp of […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/shapiro-administration-applauds-workers-critical-to-pennsylvanias-economy-naming-first-pa-farmworkers-of-the-year/">Shapiro administration applauds workers critical to Pennsylvania’s economy, naming first PA farmworkers of the year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/shapiro-administration-applauds-workers-critical-to-pennsylvanias-economy-naming-first-pa-farmworkers-of-the-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">14244</post-id> </item> <item> <title>First Lady Lori Shapiro and Agriculture Secretary Redding celebrate National Farmworker Awareness Week at Quality Greenhouses</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/first-lady-lori-shapiro-and-agriculture-secretary-redding-celebrate-national-farmworker-awareness-week-at-quality-greenhouses/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/first-lady-lori-shapiro-and-agriculture-secretary-redding-celebrate-national-farmworker-awareness-week-at-quality-greenhouses/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCOOP]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:10:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[BUSINESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=13524</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>DILLSBURG, PA, March 28, 2024 – In recognition of National Farmworkers Awareness Week, First Lady Lori Shapiro and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Quality Greenhouses to meet with farmworkers and discuss their crucial role in Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry. National Farmworker Awareness Week is a time to recognize and honor the contributions of farmworkers who play […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/first-lady-lori-shapiro-and-agriculture-secretary-redding-celebrate-national-farmworker-awareness-week-at-quality-greenhouses/">First Lady Lori Shapiro and Agriculture Secretary Redding celebrate National Farmworker Awareness Week at Quality Greenhouses</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/first-lady-lori-shapiro-and-agriculture-secretary-redding-celebrate-national-farmworker-awareness-week-at-quality-greenhouses/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">13524</post-id> </item> <item> <title>‘Women farmers are invisible’: A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/women-farmers-are-invisible-a-west-african-project-helps-them-claim-their-rights-and-land/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/women-farmers-are-invisible-a-west-african-project-helps-them-claim-their-rights-and-land/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:59:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[FOOD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ScoopVIZION]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#SCOOPVIZION]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#WomensRights]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=13500</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>by Jack ThompsonAssociated Press ZIGUINCHOR, SENEGAL (AP) — Mariama Sonko’s voice resounded through the circle of 40 women farmers sitting in the shade of a cashew tree. They scribbled notes, brows furrowed in concentration as her lecture was punctuated by the thud of falling fruit. This quiet village in Senegal is the headquarters of a […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/women-farmers-are-invisible-a-west-african-project-helps-them-claim-their-rights-and-land/">‘Women farmers are invisible’: A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/women-farmers-are-invisible-a-west-african-project-helps-them-claim-their-rights-and-land/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">13500</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Shapiro Administration celebrates Earn-As-You-Learn successstories at First Awards Ceremony for Registered Apprenticeships</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/shapiro-administration-celebrates-earn-as-you-learn-successstories-at-first-awards-ceremony-for-registered-apprenticeships/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/shapiro-administration-celebrates-earn-as-you-learn-successstories-at-first-awards-ceremony-for-registered-apprenticeships/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCOOP]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:22:34 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[EDUCATION]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#EarnAsYouLearn]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=13346</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>PITTSBURGH, PA – Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker joined Pittsburgh labor and workforce development leaders to recognize four outstanding organizations and individuals who have embraced the earn-as-you-learn model of registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship to create economic opportunity for Pennsylvania communities and families. This inaugural awards ceremony was hosted by L&I’s […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/shapiro-administration-celebrates-earn-as-you-learn-successstories-at-first-awards-ceremony-for-registered-apprenticeships/">Shapiro Administration celebrates Earn-As-You-Learn successstories at First Awards Ceremony for Registered Apprenticeships</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/shapiro-administration-celebrates-earn-as-you-learn-successstories-at-first-awards-ceremony-for-registered-apprenticeships/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">13346</post-id> </item> <item> <title>City wins $1.47M federal grant for Workforce Development Pilot Program focused on creating jobs for diverse citizenry in electric vehicle industry</title> <link>https://scoopnewsusa.com/city-wins-1-47m-federal-grant-for-workforce-development-pilot-program-focused-on-creating-jobs-for-diverse-citizenry-in-electric-vehicle-industry/</link> <comments>https://scoopnewsusa.com/city-wins-1-47m-federal-grant-for-workforce-development-pilot-program-focused-on-creating-jobs-for-diverse-citizenry-in-electric-vehicle-industry/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCOOP]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:29:46 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[BUSINESS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ScoopVIZION]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WORKFORCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#ElectricCars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#SCOOPVIZION]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#WorkforceDevelopment]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://scoopnewsusa.com/?p=13239</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>PHILADELPHIA, February 12, 2024 – The City of Philadelphia has been awarded $1.47 million in federal funds from the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), supported by the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), through the Ride and Drive Electric grant program to fund the Plug-In Philly initiative. The pilot is a workforce development […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com/city-wins-1-47m-federal-grant-for-workforce-development-pilot-program-focused-on-creating-jobs-for-diverse-citizenry-in-electric-vehicle-industry/">City wins $1.47M federal grant for Workforce Development Pilot Program focused on creating jobs for diverse citizenry in electric vehicle industry</a> appeared first on <a href="https://scoopnewsusa.com">ScoopUSANews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://scoopnewsusa.com/city-wins-1-47m-federal-grant-for-workforce-development-pilot-program-focused-on-creating-jobs-for-diverse-citizenry-in-electric-vehicle-industry/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">13239</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>