Retention and creation of jobs is vital for the economic health of the nation. Union action, especially at the state and local level, can push policymakers toward high-road development strategies. (JOW)

Suggests that governments, employers, and trade unions develop structural employment policies that, in conjunction with appropriate macro-economic policies, might lead to a more acceptable labor market outlook for the years ahead. Flexibility of the labor market, dimensions of change, and changing industrial structures are addressed. (JN)

Issues concerning the job preparation and development system for persons who are blind or visually impaired were identified by public and private sector leaders and used to develop a plan for full employment. Issues affected by factors external to the rehabilitation system and those influenced by the system are discussed. (SW)

Analyzes the Federal government's record, since the 1930s, on issues affecting employment and the economic well-being of Blacks. Throughout the last 50 years, legislative efforts to create full employment have been directly hampered by poor implementation, weak leadership, and a tendency, highly visible in the Reagan era, to place expenditures for…

Presents characteristics of a good salary plan and identifies benefits of a job classification and wage scale system. Lists steps to follow to develop wage scale and job classification policies for a child care center. Includes a table relating proposed staff qualifications, staff responsibilities, and wage scales. (DLH)

Argues that urban policy should entail a unifying mix of economic, physical, and social initiatives that emphasize job creation and retention and social equity. The author explores a proposal for urban policy involving neighborhood-based planning, regulation of capital flight, local development funding, human capital formation, physical…

Discusses why U.S. cities are imperiled, and suggests reasons for this dilemma. The author lists the motives for turning attention toward the problems of the modern city and the factors that have contributed to the present theory: current urban problems stem from policies generated in the 1960s and 1970s. Suggestions for reversing this trend are…

Proposes a policy where money currently being spent on subsidies for poor families and on the effects of illnesses resulting from poverty and crime would be spent instead on preventive health care, day care, education, and job training programs. Advocates helping people become self-sufficient as society's most cost-effective option. (CJS)

Studies economic problems threatening prospects for development in rural communities. Examines "key foundations" required for economic growth, job creation, and issues of human resource development. Concludes global and technological factors forcing traditional rural economies into decline. Suggests nonmetropolitan communities invest in…

Describes a study to determine the most effective of three postschool formal occupational training programs; what contributes the most to increasing the work earnings of male youths, especially those below poverty level; and whether training affects income. Notes implications for training programs and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act…