Quality Jobs Initiative

Workforce Equity is not a zero-sum game. Evaluating the job descriptions within your organization – why are we struggling to attract quality applicants? Why are we struggling to retain quality team members?

Purpose: The purpose of the Columbia Willamette Workforce Collaborative (CWWC) Quality Jobs Initiative is a commitment to designing and developing a regional approach with:

Workers
Employers
Job Seekers
Community-Based Organizations
Economic Developers, and
Local Municipalities to define, support, and promote quality jobs.

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Guiding Principles

Prioritizes advancing workforce equity
Must be aligned with workforce programs and target customer supply
Storytelling component to elevate partners/companies
Blueprint for companies who want to make improvements for their workforce
Inclusive of all companies who express commitment to provide quality jobs
Data driven – wage standards based on self-sufficiency standard and/or other best practices

Common Themes

Wages sufficient to cover basic living expenses, a stable/predictable income, and opportunities to build wealth/assets;
Working conditions that are safe, free from discrimination and harassment, and have a process to engage with workers and their ideas for improvement;
Stable/predictable work hours; and
A package of benefits that facilitate a healthy, stable life.
Opportunity to build skills and advance in a career pathway.

Quality Jobs Initiative

Quality Jobs Initiative

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Guiding Principles

Common Themes

Learning from other cities

Baltimore, Maryland

San Diego, California

Louisville, Kentucky

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