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| Building an America that Works for Working FamiliesHistorically, work was the pillar upon which family life rested. In recent years, however, with more single parent or two breadwinner households, longer hours, and declining minimum wages, work has become a tougher impediment to family life. Family-friendly fringe benefits -- health insurance, company retirement plans -- have been cut back and job security has eroded. And even as volatility has increased there are attempts to reduce social insurance, as the household is being asked to bear a larger share of the risks in our economy. The point of the American economy is to support the American family, but instead we find our families being sacrificed to our economy -- a squeeze in which jobs demand more of a family's resources and provide fewer of a family's needs. The Roosevelt Institution is committed to advancing policies that will make the economy once again support working families. This national steering committee is for people at each chapter who are coordinating that school's involvement in the working families challenge. Please join if you'd like to be involved (more info on steering committees). Suzanne Kahn is the policy coordinator for this challenge. Group members: |
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