The California Workforce Association is a non-profit membership organization that develops public policy strategies and builds local capacity to address critical workforce issues. CWA represents the 49 Workforce Investment Boards, over 200 One-Stop Career Centers and other workforce development partners in California. Our members include local non-profits, government, educational institutions and community based organizations involved in training, education, economic development, welfare, and employment. California Workforce Investment Boards are private sector-led boards focused on strategic solutions to workforce issues in their regions.
CWA promotes, enhances, and serves the interests of local workforce development partnerships in California. We are a founding member of the EDGE Campaign, focused on policy reform for workforce and skills training in California.
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Pelosi says $150B economic stimulus plan needed
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that a $150 billion economic stimulus plan is needed now because of the faltering economy and she may call the House into session after the election to pass it. More Here
Schwarzenegger warns of more cuts to state budget
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned Tuesday of future cuts to the state budget that was signed into law just two weeks ago and insisted something must be done to address California's mounting financial problems. More here
Why Edmund Phelps' Economic Theory Matters
On Oct. 9, Edmund S. Phelps, 73, of Columbia University, was named the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Economics. Or, as it is officially known, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel [Sveriges Riksbank is Sweden's central bank, which funded the prize in 1968]. More here
Inner-city Economics
When you're at the bottom, it can't get any worse -- or can it? Story Here
House approves extension of jobless benefits
The House voted Friday to extend unemployment benefits to those who have exhausted their current benefits. The vote came hours after learning that the nation's payrolls were continuing to shrink and after the House had approved a massive financial rescue plan for Wall Street. More Here
Steepest job losses in five years reported
Labor Department survey shows cuts in most sectors of the economy, raising recession fears. Experts expect the trend to continue. More Here
Reversal of fortune: House approves $700-billion bailout bill
WASHINGTON -- The House today approved a $700-billion financial rescue plan -- sweetened by $110 billion in tax cuts -- on a 263-171 vote four days after rejecting it in a move that stunned both Wall Street and Washington. More Here
Schwarzenegger to U.S.: State may need $7-billion loan
SACRAMENTO -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, alarmed by the ongoing national financial crisis, warned Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson on Thursday that the state might need an emergency loan of as much as $7 billion from the federal government within weeks. More Here
Weak economy pushes jobless claims to 7-year high
More people than expected lined up at the unemployment lines last week and orders to U.S. factories plunged by the largest amount in two years, according to government data released Thursday. More Here
Stocks decline on unemployment, factory reports
Pessimism about a protracted economic downturn washed over the financial markets Thursday, sending stocks plunging and further tightening the credit markets. News of declining factory orders and a seven-year high in jobless claims stoked fears that the government's financial rescue plan won't ward off a recession, and the Dow Jones industrials skidded nearly 350 points. More here
Governor sets record for vetoing bills
A week after he signed the tardiest budget in state history, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger set another record: He vetoed the largest percentage of bills this year of any California governor in four decades. More here
California's brightest working on the emerging workforce crisis
Preparing for the Future
Mess Mapping Workshop June 2008
California Learning Labs Launch July 1st
Twelve Workforce Investment Boards, in collaboration with EDD, have substantially redesigned their service strategies, and start testing these strategies this week. Here is a picture of staff and managers at SETA going through a last training session before the launch
Twelve Workforce Investment Boards, in collaboration with EDD, have substantially redesigned their service strategies, and start testing these strategies this week. Here is a picture of staff and managers at SETA going through a last training session before the launch
San Diego and Imperial County win the trophy in Monterey!
