Business and union leaders, higher education advocates, elected officials and students were among those who gave their unqualified support of the CWU-initiated Workers' Pathways to Self-Sufficiency Act at a recent legislative hearing in September.
"As an employer, it is particularly frustrating to have employees who have the potential to advance to higher paying positions and who have the desire to advance to these positions, but who lack the requisite skills necessary to do the job," testified Edward Lappen, chief executive officer of Lappen Auto Supply Co. Read more
