MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network’s Post

Can a new local manufacturing workforce development program that targets workers who are not traditionally engaged in the sector overcome racial disparities in its hiring and wage rates? Yes, says Lissy Rand, executive director of workforce partnerships for MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network, a local manufacturing workforce organization in northeast Ohio, based on research into the program’s ability to connect underrepresented workers, especially Black men and women, with jobs in manufacturing. Watch full video here: https://lnkd.in/efajkm6Q

Curious about the Good Jobs Collaborative? Start with our four worker-centered principles: 1. Put workers first and build worker power.  2. Raise the floor on all jobs for all workers.  3. Combat the legacy, current conditions, and ongoing impact of structural racism and sexism within our labor market. 4.  Connect people to good jobs. dig in more here: https://lnkd.in/dpHh_E7Y

Great summary of key values that should center workforce development initiatives. Worker voice and job quality — are both key to economic transformation.

https://lnkd.in/e5AYzSZa In 2024, amidst the buzz around diversity, equity, and inclusion, why are Black Americans still facing strategic targeting, discrimination, censorship, and job loss in corporate America? Is it racism, systemic issues, or deeper factors long ignored by the status quo? And what about black-on-black discrimination in the workplace—shouldn't this be as pressing a topic as systemic racism in our culture? Join us for unfiltered discussions and critical insights you won't find anywhere else."

Me: Reviews application and schedules HR call with candidate Candidate: accepts HR call invite Candidate: sends email - You hate whites. Just admit it. Me: Ummm I think you sent this to the wrong person. Candidate: No. I meant to send it. Your company supports DEI which means you only want to hire Blacks and I'm not Black which means I don't stand a chance. Me: WHAAAAAAAAAAAT????? Mind you this was for a job IN HR! This is what I'm dealing with in 2024! Wow! Want to learn more about the great ways Springer Nature addresses Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? Click the link below.

As a DEI champion and facilitator, I couldn't agree more with the saying "if two people walk together and agree on everything, one is unnecessary." This motto perfectly summarizes the importance of embracing diversity of thought, culture, ethnicity, experience, and so much more in both business and life. I came across a newly published editorial in SIA News that delves deeper into the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The article emphasizes that the idea of DE&I being dead is a greatly exaggerated notion. Instead, it highlights the need for companies to embrace DE&I and make it an integral part of their business strategy. To learn more about the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, check out the editorial here: https://lnkd.in/gNhDCMwr

I'm never more convicted about the ingenuity of DEI practitioners than when I hear from them directly, learning how different industries and fields are approaching these challenges. How we address exclusion/inequity challenges in manufacturing, finance, higher ed., you name it, the strategy has to be matched to the needs and opportunities of the clients, the employees and the moment. DEI practitioners are problem finders but they are also problem solvers, hence why it attracts some of the most passionate, inventive and hungry-for-change minds.

Let me take a moment and introduce myself. ⚡ I stand for the universal right for all to accessible and sovereign well-being, for strong care-centered connections, for economic equity for ALL, and for a healthy relationship with the planet and each other. ⚡ I speak on workplace ecosystems as points where we could make transformations that would echo out into the world, if we truly wanted to. ⚡ How I come to this work is very anti-colonial, anti-supremacist and anti- capitalist (economic equity and prosperity and capitalism are not the same thing btw). 📣 To do this I will always challenge the assumed and normalized systems we have adapted and from which we have built our relationships and workpalces, such as the system of white supremacy, systems of oppression and harm. (watch video below for more). I do not believe in the carceral binary colonial thinking of shame, punishment, and this or that, this side vs. that side type of thinking. The trainings, models, frameworks I used are designed to create spaces of care for our bodies, minds, souls, economies, communities and the planet. IF this is not something you care about, you probably should not be on my page. However, IF this is something you do care about, then let's talk https://lnkd.in/grMEBrPD https://lnkd.in/gSAwfA69

The biases in hiring practices are so real! Training on #implicitbias would be so helpful for individuals involved in the hiring process, and for leadership in general 🗣️ #workforce #workforcetraining #racialequity

Exciting new research collaboration led by Project Equity, in partnership with Morehouse College and UC Riverside, highlights how employee ownership can narrow racial wealth gaps. Learn more about this concept of employee ownership that is gaining more attention in economic policy discussion. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gN7yVeNi