Not Just Jobs -- Good Jobs

huffingtonpost.com — The economy not only has a scarcity of jobs, but a shortage of good jobs. And while Republicans would resist legislating a serious public jobs program, the administration should fight for one anyway. And there is plenty that government could do right now to improve jobs pay via executive powers. One of those powers is government's role as a contractor. The other is to enforce laws already on the books that prohibit employers from stealing wages and that guarantee workers the right to join or organize unions. The Obama administration has made some heartening steps in both directions, but it could do a great deal more.

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