Tag: Crucial Conversation

An alternative viewpoint: Don’t miss Monday’s luncheon on unemployment insurance

January 2, 2013 at 1:57 pmCategory:Uncategorized

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Business groups and their conservative allies have been holding forth a great deal in recent weeks about their plans for altering some of the basic components of North Carolina’s tax and safety net systems. Today, Governor-elect McCrory even made the remarkably ill-informed and radical statement at an NC Bankers Association event that he didn’t know if he would allow North Carolina to accept federal unemployment insurance funds approved as part of the “fiscal cliff” deal. 

If you’re looking for alternative points of view that explore how we can modernize these critical systems without slashing essential services or harming working families, you owe it to yourself to attend next Monday’s NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation: “How North Carolina can fix its unemployment insurance system without harming workers and their families or the economy, featuring national employment law expert George Wentworth.”    

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Don’t miss January 7 Crucial Conversation on the future of unemployment insurance

December 28, 2012 at 8:26 amCategory:Uncategorized

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The New Year is right around the corner along with a raft of important policy debates and decisions. Please join us on January 7 as we grapple with one of the most important issues confronting state government — the future of our state’s most important anti-poverty and middle class preservation program: unemployment insurance.

Unfortunately, right now, state lawmakers appear determined at this point to advance “reform” legislation negotiated in secret with the state Chamber of Commerce that would slash benefits and eligibility in ways not seen anywhere else in the United States. Such cuts would almost certainly have a disastrous impact on tens of thousands of workers, their families and communities and, quite likely, the state’s economy as a whole.

Happily it does not have to be this way. According to experts like George Wentworth, a Senior Attorney at the National Employment Law Project, , there are balanced and responsible paths toward long-term economic solvency for the Trust Fund that will not decimate worker benefits and eligibility.

Don’t miss this chance to hear from one of the nation’s experts on this vital subject at this critical time.

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An important Crucial Conversation to ring in the New Year

December 19, 2012 at 4:40 pmCategory:Uncategorized

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George WentworthNC Policy Watch and the North Carolina Justice Center invite you to a very important and timely Crucial Conversation luncheon on Monday January 7:

How North Carolina can fix its unemployment insurance system without harming workers and their families or the economy: Featuring national employment law expert George Wentworth

North Carolina’s multi-billion dollar unemployment insurance system faces a serious financial crisis. The combination of the Great Recession and decades of repeated tax cuts have left the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund—North Carolina’s most important anti-poverty and middle class preservation program—billions of dollars in debt. By all accounts, serious reform is necessary in order to replenish and stabilize the fund. Read More…

Last chance to register for tomorrow’s lunch with Hedrick Smith

October 22, 2012 at 8:47 amCategory:Uncategorized

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A few seats still remain for tomorrow’s Crucial Conversation luncheon with famed journalist Hedrick Smith. Don’t miss this chance to hear from a man who’s had a front seat view of American and world history for more than a half-century and to learn about his new book, “Who Stole the American Dream?”

The lunch will take place at noon tomorrow in Raleigh at Marbles Kids Museum.

Click here for more information and to register. Hope to see you there!

 

Who Stole the American Dream?

October 17, 2012 at 1:42 pmCategory:Uncategorized

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In case you’re wondering about the book he’ll be promoting at next week’s N.C. Policy Watch Crucial Conversation luncheon, today’s Weekly Briefing provides a brief review. of veteran journalist Hedrick Smith’s newest effort, which is entitled Who Stole the American Dream?

The bottom line: It’s definitely worth your time, money and effort. It’s not really a “feel good” book, but you’ll have a much, much better understanding of how America got into the fix in which it finds itself. There are also some promising and hopeful recommendations for what the hell we do to get out the current situation.

Click here to read the article.