Beth
@byoke.bsky.social
Executive Director of the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio. Opinions are my own.
⚾ Meet me at the ballpark Sep 1 as the Cincinnati Reds play against the Toronto Blue Jays
🎟️ A portion of each ticket sold supports job seekers who visit the Cincinnati-Hamilton County OhioMeansJobs Center for training, career coaching & more
🏟🔗 Buy your tickets or donate ones today! bit.ly/47Fd731
🎟️ A portion of each ticket sold supports job seekers who visit the Cincinnati-Hamilton County OhioMeansJobs Center for training, career coaching & more
🏟🔗 Buy your tickets or donate ones today! bit.ly/47Fd731
August 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
⚾ Meet me at the ballpark Sep 1 as the Cincinnati Reds play against the Toronto Blue Jays
🎟️ A portion of each ticket sold supports job seekers who visit the Cincinnati-Hamilton County OhioMeansJobs Center for training, career coaching & more
🏟🔗 Buy your tickets or donate ones today! bit.ly/47Fd731
🎟️ A portion of each ticket sold supports job seekers who visit the Cincinnati-Hamilton County OhioMeansJobs Center for training, career coaching & more
🏟🔗 Buy your tickets or donate ones today! bit.ly/47Fd731
On #Labor Day the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio kicks off #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth w/ a day at the ballpark! The #Cincinnati Reds will play the Toronto Blue Jays 9/1. A portion of each ticket sold using our unique link will support job seekers in Hamilton County. Buy tix: bit.ly/43tsacq
May 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On #Labor Day the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio kicks off #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth w/ a day at the ballpark! The #Cincinnati Reds will play the Toronto Blue Jays 9/1. A portion of each ticket sold using our unique link will support job seekers in Hamilton County. Buy tix: bit.ly/43tsacq
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Everyone deserves access to good jobs. ON RAMP in Syracuse is helping people break into high-wage industries like construction & semiconductors. Check out what our partner in Syracuse has to say about this program. youtu.be/-DSGTLdYu0o...
Breaking down the On-Ramp program
Breaking down the On-Ramp program
youtu.be
April 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Everyone deserves access to good jobs. ON RAMP in Syracuse is helping people break into high-wage industries like construction & semiconductors. Check out what our partner in Syracuse has to say about this program. youtu.be/-DSGTLdYu0o...
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Efforts to advance equity fuel fairness and shared prosperity. Call it DEI, ESG, or just doing what’s right—diversity efforts still matter. Here's why. www.forbes.com/sites...
Whatever We Call Them, Diversity Efforts Support Fairness And Shared Prosperity
Rather than focus on semantics, we should pay attention to what really matters: ensuring that more people, regardless of backgrounds, can obtain the education they need.
www.forbes.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Efforts to advance equity fuel fairness and shared prosperity. Call it DEI, ESG, or just doing what’s right—diversity efforts still matter. Here's why. www.forbes.com/sites...
Thank you to @repgreglandsman.bsky.social and his team for taking the time to meet with the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio yesterday to talk about the need for fully funding our public #workforce system!
April 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Thank you to @repgreglandsman.bsky.social and his team for taking the time to meet with the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio yesterday to talk about the need for fully funding our public #workforce system!
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Better jobs start with better design! Our Job Design Framework helps employers create roles that support workers, improve job quality, and drive business success. Learn how to build better workplaces today: nationalfund.org/job...
April 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Better jobs start with better design! Our Job Design Framework helps employers create roles that support workers, improve job quality, and drive business success. Learn how to build better workplaces today: nationalfund.org/job...
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While #data about people’s #financial lives are abundant, it can be challenging to identify, access, and use.
Urban's tool helps identify financial well-being metrics across publicly available data sources to ensure #research is based on a holistic understanding of people’s financial lives.
Urban's tool helps identify financial well-being metrics across publicly available data sources to ensure #research is based on a holistic understanding of people’s financial lives.
Financial Well-Being Measures in Public Datasets
A new tool helps researchers find financial well-being data to better understand households’ wealth, health, debt, and other aspects of their financial lives.
www.urban.org
March 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
While #data about people’s #financial lives are abundant, it can be challenging to identify, access, and use.
Urban's tool helps identify financial well-being metrics across publicly available data sources to ensure #research is based on a holistic understanding of people’s financial lives.
Urban's tool helps identify financial well-being metrics across publicly available data sources to ensure #research is based on a holistic understanding of people’s financial lives.
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Our director of employer activation, Tom Strong, joined B-Lab to talk about workplace belonging—why it’s more than just a perk and how it drives real impact for workers and businesses. Listen to the conversation here:
Workplace Belonging: Perk or Priority?
The Forces For Good podcast explores how businesses can build workplaces where everyone — regardless of background, identity, or ability.
bthechange.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Our director of employer activation, Tom Strong, joined B-Lab to talk about workplace belonging—why it’s more than just a perk and how it drives real impact for workers and businesses. Listen to the conversation here:
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"It's a mistake to think of [technology] as following one predetermined path. There are many paths that technology can take."
Hear more from co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in this 13-minute video from @ineteconomics.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvQj...
Hear more from co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in this 13-minute video from @ineteconomics.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvQj...
Who Controls the Future of Work?
YouTube video by New Economic Thinking
www.youtube.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"It's a mistake to think of [technology] as following one predetermined path. There are many paths that technology can take."
Hear more from co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in this 13-minute video from @ineteconomics.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvQj...
Hear more from co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in this 13-minute video from @ineteconomics.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvQj...
Looking for support and strategies to help steer your organization through uncertain times? Join me in #Philadelphia for the International Association for Strategy Professionals' #conference where our focus will be on strategic resilience and adapting planning. Early bird registration ends 3/31
March 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Looking for support and strategies to help steer your organization through uncertain times? Join me in #Philadelphia for the International Association for Strategy Professionals' #conference where our focus will be on strategic resilience and adapting planning. Early bird registration ends 3/31
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The February issue of @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com @upjohninstitute.bsky.social is online. G. Erickcek @upjohninstitute.bsky.social wrote the introduction, “Creating an Effective Workforce Program Takes a Lot of Work and a Long-Term Commitment.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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March 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The February issue of @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com @upjohninstitute.bsky.social is online. G. Erickcek @upjohninstitute.bsky.social wrote the introduction, “Creating an Effective Workforce Program Takes a Lot of Work and a Long-Term Commitment.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Join me in Philly for this great networking and learning event! Early bird registration ends 3/31. iaspglobalconference.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Join me in Philly for this great networking and learning event! Early bird registration ends 3/31. iaspglobalconference.org
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Email list for all DOGE employees
Please ReSkeet!
Please ReSkeet!
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Email list for all DOGE employees
Please ReSkeet!
Please ReSkeet!
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Commentary: Government workers provide vital services providing health care for the young and old, veterans, and disabled; ensuring food and product safety. With federal workers laid off arbitrarily, we will see impacts across our daily lives and economy.
Gutting the federal workforce won’t make government more efficient • Ohio Capital Journal
Government workers provide vital services to society and our population, educating children; providing health care for the young and old, veterans, and disabled; ensuring food and product safety. As…
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Commentary: Government workers provide vital services providing health care for the young and old, veterans, and disabled; ensuring food and product safety. With federal workers laid off arbitrarily, we will see impacts across our daily lives and economy.
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Out tomorrow: our @nuffieldfoundation.org report "Inequalities in Access to Professional Occupations" @clairetyler.bsky.social & Catherine Dilnot
Why are working class & ethnic minority young people underrepresented in professional jobs? Do they not apply? OR do they apply, but just not get hired?
Why are working class & ethnic minority young people underrepresented in professional jobs? Do they not apply? OR do they apply, but just not get hired?
March 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Out tomorrow: our @nuffieldfoundation.org report "Inequalities in Access to Professional Occupations" @clairetyler.bsky.social & Catherine Dilnot
Why are working class & ethnic minority young people underrepresented in professional jobs? Do they not apply? OR do they apply, but just not get hired?
Why are working class & ethnic minority young people underrepresented in professional jobs? Do they not apply? OR do they apply, but just not get hired?
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This is a huge victory for federal workers. Unions get it done! www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass firings of federal workers
A federal judge ruled that the terminations at agencies including the Department of Defense were probably illegal.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is a huge victory for federal workers. Unions get it done! www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Good morning friends🦋Today’s tip: Each Other. We need to stand up for each other whether it is here or in public. If you see something, help, especially in public. The minute we stay silent we lose all. We are stronger together. Believe what you see and don’t let anyone tell you different 🦋🐾🦋🐾
February 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Good morning friends🦋Today’s tip: Each Other. We need to stand up for each other whether it is here or in public. If you see something, help, especially in public. The minute we stay silent we lose all. We are stronger together. Believe what you see and don’t let anyone tell you different 🦋🐾🦋🐾
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Grassroots movement calls for economic boycott to protest corporate influence
Grassroots movement calls for economic boycott to protest corporate influence
An initiative known as "economic blackout" urges Americans to refrain from spending on Friday to protest billionaires and big corporations, while promoting small local businesses.
www.wcpo.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Grassroots movement calls for economic boycott to protest corporate influence
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In a new commentary, Health Program Managing Director Monica Valdes Lupi, JD, MPH emphasizes the need for continued hope in the face of chaos and outlines what practical approaches public health leaders are taking to protect the people they serve.
Valdes Lupi: How leaders can foster hope and trust during times of uncertainty - Kresge Foundation
In recent weeks, I’ve been reflecting on the pervasive sense of hopelessness many are feeling as we witness the dismantling of our federal health institutions. Participating in both online and in-pers...
kresge.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In a new commentary, Health Program Managing Director Monica Valdes Lupi, JD, MPH emphasizes the need for continued hope in the face of chaos and outlines what practical approaches public health leaders are taking to protect the people they serve.
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Americans want more Made in USA, here’s how we make it happen:
🔹 Close trade loopholes like de minimis
🔹 Strengthen Buy America laws
🔹 Invest in workforce development
Stronger policies mean more jobs, supply chain security, & a stronger economy.
www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/the-blu...
🔹 Close trade loopholes like de minimis
🔹 Strengthen Buy America laws
🔹 Invest in workforce development
Stronger policies mean more jobs, supply chain security, & a stronger economy.
www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/the-blu...
The Blueprint for 2025: Made In America - Alliance for American Manufacturing
The fourth in an occasional series of AAM policy recommendations as a new era in Washington begins.
www.americanmanufacturing.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Americans want more Made in USA, here’s how we make it happen:
🔹 Close trade loopholes like de minimis
🔹 Strengthen Buy America laws
🔹 Invest in workforce development
Stronger policies mean more jobs, supply chain security, & a stronger economy.
www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/the-blu...
🔹 Close trade loopholes like de minimis
🔹 Strengthen Buy America laws
🔹 Invest in workforce development
Stronger policies mean more jobs, supply chain security, & a stronger economy.
www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/the-blu...
Feeling overwhelmed? Struggling to cope with uncertainty? The International Association for Strategy Professionals can help! Join me in Philadelphia for this great strategy event where the theme is adaptive planning & execution! Register by 2/28 for the best rate iaspglobalconference.org
February 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Feeling overwhelmed? Struggling to cope with uncertainty? The International Association for Strategy Professionals can help! Join me in Philadelphia for this great strategy event where the theme is adaptive planning & execution! Register by 2/28 for the best rate iaspglobalconference.org
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New unemployment insurance claims up 10% (22K) in week ending (WE) Feb 23, to 242k.
Federal layoffs haven't shown up yet as of WE 2/15. Maybe next week, fed govt UI reports a week later.
#NumbersDay
Federal layoffs haven't shown up yet as of WE 2/15. Maybe next week, fed govt UI reports a week later.
#NumbersDay
February 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New unemployment insurance claims up 10% (22K) in week ending (WE) Feb 23, to 242k.
Federal layoffs haven't shown up yet as of WE 2/15. Maybe next week, fed govt UI reports a week later.
#NumbersDay
Federal layoffs haven't shown up yet as of WE 2/15. Maybe next week, fed govt UI reports a week later.
#NumbersDay
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🌟Presenting the Shriver Center on Poverty Law’s 2025 legislative agenda!🌟
As we confront unprecedented threats, we’re mobilizing to #DefendDemocracy. Our mission to advance economic & #RacialJustice matters more now than ever.
Here's a snapshot of what we're doing this session: tinyurl.com/jvb273sv
As we confront unprecedented threats, we’re mobilizing to #DefendDemocracy. Our mission to advance economic & #RacialJustice matters more now than ever.
Here's a snapshot of what we're doing this session: tinyurl.com/jvb273sv
Our 2025 legislative agenda - Shriver Center on Poverty Law
The Shriver Center's 2025 legislative plan continues to build on decades of success in Illinois. Read our full list of proposed bills that help create a state where everyone can thrive.
tinyurl.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🌟Presenting the Shriver Center on Poverty Law’s 2025 legislative agenda!🌟
As we confront unprecedented threats, we’re mobilizing to #DefendDemocracy. Our mission to advance economic & #RacialJustice matters more now than ever.
Here's a snapshot of what we're doing this session: tinyurl.com/jvb273sv
As we confront unprecedented threats, we’re mobilizing to #DefendDemocracy. Our mission to advance economic & #RacialJustice matters more now than ever.
Here's a snapshot of what we're doing this session: tinyurl.com/jvb273sv
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Big win for privacy rights! A federal court just temporarily blocked the Department of Education and OPM from sharing sensitive personal data with the DOGE.
This decision is an important step in protecting workers, veterans, and students from unauthorized data access.
This decision is an important step in protecting workers, veterans, and students from unauthorized data access.
Breaking news! The court just issued us a TRO in our lawsuit against Elon Musk's DOGE, so that they stop taking the private data of American citizens from the Department of Ed and OPM. More to come.
February 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Big win for privacy rights! A federal court just temporarily blocked the Department of Education and OPM from sharing sensitive personal data with the DOGE.
This decision is an important step in protecting workers, veterans, and students from unauthorized data access.
This decision is an important step in protecting workers, veterans, and students from unauthorized data access.
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The free-preschool program's benefits are particularly great for the lowest one-fifth income households—more than 10 times the tax costs this group pays for the program, according to an analysis by our Tim Bartik. #Econsky #Edusky
Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program yields positive economic return
www.upjohn.org
February 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM