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Examples: FRB Boston work on Working
Cities/Communities and Quality of Jobs
▶ Communities can succeed
▶ If they work collaboratively, data-driven, common focus
▶ Our Working Cities and Communities Challenges
▶ Improving Low-Quality Jobs
▶ Pay matters, Benefits matter (Health care, Paid leave)
▶ Predictability of schedules, income matters
▶ Worker "voice" matters
▶ Workforce system conditions matter
▶ Child care access, affordability, quality
▶ Transportation access, affordability
▶ What are we doing about this?
▶ We're working with employers in MA on employment
practices
▶ We're working with employees and systems on child care
Now Coming to Maine!!
Bank Administration, 7 January 2020