“The White House” To: srikandi@swissmail.com
Friday, February 7, 2014
Friends-
As
the President said in his State of the Union Address, 2014 will be a year of
action. In his remarks, the President laid out his top priorities. He made
clear that he will work with Congress where he can, but also act on his own to
build real, lasting economic security and expand opportunity for all. The President will use his authority – by pen
and phone –to strengthen the economy and the middle class.
This
week’s newsletter highlights two examples of the President’s commitment: an
event the President hosted highlighting companies who agreed to take steps to
help give the long-term unemployed a fair shot at a job; and over $750 million
in private sector commitments to support ConnectED, an initiative designed to
get high-speed Internet connectivity and educational technology into
classrooms. Read more about both below.
Thank
you, as always, for your interest. Please feel free to forward this newsletter
along to your colleagues and friends.
Contact
us with any questions or concerns at Business@who.eop.gov.
The
White House Business Team
Ari,
Marisa, Sam, and Quinn
The
State of the Union
In
his 2014 State of the Union address, the President outlined a comprehensive
agenda to make America a magnet for middle class jobs and business investment.
He laid out specific executive actions he will take to grow the economy, strengthen the middle
class, and empower all those hoping to join it.
One
example: the Presidential Memorandum the President signed last week to create a
simple, safe and affordable “starter” retirement savings account, “myRA,” available through employers to help millions of
Americans save for retirement. This savings account would be offered through a
familiar Roth IRA account and, like savings bonds, would be backed by the U.S.
government.
The President also charged Vice President Biden with leading a
comprehensive review of our federal employment and training programs within
existing legislative authority, ensuring that our training programs are
job-driven and focused on helping people ready to work attain the skills they
need to fill good jobs in high-demand industries.
On
the Road
Following
the State of the Union, the President traveled across the country to talk about
the importance of opportunity for all. At General Electric gas engines facility in Waukesha, WI, the
President discussed the rebounding of the U.S. manufacturing sector -- which is
adding jobs again for the first time since the 1990s -- and job growth at the
facility itself.
“The
manufacturing that’s taking place here,” he said, “isn’t just good for this
plant. It has spillover effects throughout the economy. And what’s also true is
. . . that manufacturing jobs typically pay well. We want to encourage more of
them.”
He
also highlighted Wisconsin’s youth and adult apprenticeship programs, which are
giving residents the skills they need to fill new jobs.
At
McGavock High School in Nashville, TN, the President
focused on educational opportunity.
He
discussed the significance of investing in high-quality pre-kindergarten – an
investment that produces a $7 return for every $1 invested. President Obama
traveled to a Costco in Lanham, MD. After touring the facility, the President
spoke about Costco's leadership in employee pay: “Profitable corporations like Costco see higher wages as a smart way to boost
productivity and to reduce turnover. So entry-level employees here -- stock
associates, cashiers -- start out at $11.50 an hour.”
He
later visited a U.S. Steel plant in West Mifflin, PA, to talk more about
making hard work pay off for every single American.
President
Barack Obama waves to a camera while he greets audience members after
delivering remarks on the federal minimum wage at Costco in Lanham, MD.,
January 29, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete
Souza)
Long-Term
Unemployment
After
the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, our economy has made
significant progress as businesses have added 8.2 million jobs over the past 46
months. But a remaining legacy of the recession is the crisis of long-term
unemployment. Too many Americans who found themselves out of a job through no
fault of their own have struggled to return to work.
Last
Friday, the President met with CEOs whose companies have agreed to take steps
to help give the long-term unemployed a fair shot at a job, and announced new
steps to expand partnerships that connect the long-term unemployed to good
jobs. Click here to see the list of best practices on recruiting
and hiring the long-term unemployed.
More
than 80 of the nation’s largest businesses have signed on, including 20 members
of the Fortune 50 and over 45 members of the Fortune 200, as well as hundreds
of small- and medium-sized businesses. In the coming months, the President will
encourage other business leaders to adopt these practices.
Read the report on the importance of addressing the
negative cycle of long-term unemployment.
President
Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden provide encouragement to Erick
Varela, who was about to introduce the President, prior to an event to outline
new efforts to help the long-term unemployed, in the Green Room of the White
House, January 31, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
ConnectED
On
Tuesday, following up on his call to action, the President announced major
progress toward realizing the ConnectED goal to get high-speed Internet connectivity and
educational technology into classrooms, and into the hands of teachers trained
on its advantages.
The
FCC is assisting with this initiative, helping to connect more than 15,000
schools and 20 million students to high-speed Internet over the next two years.
American companies, including Apple, AT&T, Autodesk, Microsoft, O’Reilly
Media, Sprint, and Verizon, are answering the President’s challenge to “dig
deep” in support of ConnectED to enrich K-12 education, expand opportunities
for students, and train a 21st century workforce.
The
private-sector has committed over $750 million to deliver cutting-edge
technologies to classrooms including devices, free software, teacher
professional development, and home wireless connectivity. These announcements
will help realize next-generation connectivity to 99% of American students
within five years, and begin transforming American classrooms immediately.
Read more about the President’s announcement and the commitments
of specific companies.
The
Employment Situation in January
The
private sector has added 8.5 million jobs in 47 consecutive months of job
growth. Unemployment has fallen 1.3 percentage points in the last 12 months
and, with this month's report, is now 6.6 percent.
Today
we learned that total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 113,000 in January,
due to a 142,000 increase in private employment together with a 29,000 decline
in government jobs.
Private
sector job growth was revised up for November (to 272,000) and December (to
89,000) so that over the past twelve months, private employment has risen by
2.3 million, or an average of 191,000 per month. But the economy is still
healing from the Great Recession and steps are still needed to expand economic
opportunity.
For
a full report on the employment situation in January click here.
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Kawan
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Sebagai
Presiden berkata dalam Negara beliau Alamat Kesatuan, 2014 akan menjadi tahun
yang tindakan. Dalam ucapannya, Presiden membentangkan keutamaan beliau.
Beliau
menjelaskan bahawa beliau akan bekerjasama dengan Kongres di mana dia boleh,
tetapi juga bertindak sendiri untuk membina, tahan keselamatan ekonomi sebenar
dan mengembangkan peluang untuk semua.
Presiden
akan menggunakan kuasanya - melalui pena dan telefon - untuk mengukuhkan
ekonomi dan kelas menengah.
Surat
berita minggu ini mengetengahkan 2 contoh komitmen Presiden: acara Presiden
menjadi tuan rumah syarikat yang bersetuju untuk mengambil langkah-langkah untuk
membantu memberikan penganggur pukulan adil jangka panjang pada pekerjaan yang
menonjolkan, dan lebih daripada $ 750 juta dalam komitmen sektor swasta untuk
menyokong berhubung, satu inisiatif yang direka untuk mendapatkan kelajuan
sambungan internet yang tinggi dan teknologi pendidikan ke dalam bilik darjah.
Baca lebih lanjut mengenai kedua-dua di bawah.
Terima
kasih, seperti biasa, untuk kepentingan anda. Sila berasa bebas untuk
menghantar surat berita ini bersama-sama dengan rakan-rakan dan rakan-rakan
anda.
Hubungi
kami dengan mana-mana soalan atau kebimbangan di Business@who.eop.gov .
White
House Pasukan Perniagaan
Ari,
Marisa, Sam, dan Quinn
Negara
Kesatuan
Dalam
Negara beliau 2014 alamat Kesatuan, Presiden menggariskan agenda komprehensif untuk
menjadikan Amerika sebuah magnet untuk kerja-kerja kelas menengah dan pelaburan
perniagaan.
Beliau
dibentangkan tindakan eksekutif tertentu dia akan mengambil untuk mengem-bangkan
ekonomi, mengukuhkan kelas menengah, dan memberi kuasa kepada mereka yang
berharap untuk menyertainya.
Satu
contoh: Memorandum Presiden Presiden menandatangani minggu lepas untuk membuat
akaun yang mudah, selamat dan berpatutan “Starter” simpanan persaraan, “Myra,”
boleh didapati melalui majikan untuk membantu berjuta-juta rakyat Amerika
menyimpan untuk persaraan.
Akaun
simpanan ini akan ditawarkan melalui akaun Roth IRA biasa dan, seperti bon
simpanan, akan disokong oleh kerajaan Amerika Syarikat. Presiden juga mengenakan
Naib Presiden Biden dengan membawa semula keseluruhan program pekerjaan dan
latihan persekutuan kami dalam kuasa perundangan yang sedia ada, memastikan
program latihan kami adalah kerja yang dipacu dan memberi tumpuan kepada
membantu orang bersedia untuk bekerja mencapai kemahiran yang mereka perlukan
untuk mengisi pekerjaan yang baik dalam industri permintaan tinggi.
Klik
di sini untuk ringkasan yang komprehensif dan senarai keutamaan yang diben-tangkan
oleh Presiden dalam Negara Kesatuan. Jika anda tidak mendapat peluang untuk
melihat alamat atau ingin menonton sekali lagi, anda boleh periksa versi
dipertingkatkan Negara Kesatuan Presiden di sini. Anda juga boleh menonton
ringkasan 3 minit di Alamat Ming-guan Presiden di bawah.
Turun
Padang
Berikutan
Negara Kesatuan, Presiden mengembara di seluruh negara untuk bercakap tentang
kepentingan peluang untuk semua. Pada General Electric kemudahan enjin gas di
Waukesha, WI , Presiden dibincangkan dengan pembangkitan semula sektor
pembuatan Amerika Syarikat - yang menambah pekerjaan sekali lagi untuk kali
pertama sejak tahun 1990-an - dan pertumbuhan pekerjaan di kemudahan itu
sendiri.
“Pengeluaran
itu berlaku di sini,” kata beliau, “bukan sahaja baik untuk tanaman ini. Ia
mempunyai kesan limpahan di seluruh ekonomi. Dan apa yang juga benar adalah . .
. yang pekerjaan pembuatan yang biasanya dibayar dengan baik. Kami mahu banyak mengga-lakkan
mereka.”
Beliau
juga menekankan belia dan program dewasa perantisan Wisconsin, yang memberi
penduduk kemahiran yang mereka perlukan untuk mengisi pekerjaan2 baru.
Di
Sekolah Tinggi McGavock di Nashville, TN, Presiden memberi tumpuan kepada
peluang pendidikan. Beliau membincangkan kepentingan melabur dalam berkualiti
tinggi pra - tadika - satu pelaburan yang menghasilkan pulangan $ 7 bagi setiap
$ 1 yang dilaburkan.
Presiden
Obama mengembara ke Costco di Lanham, MD. Selepas melawat kemudahan itu,
Presiden bercakap tentang kepimpinan Costco dalam gaji pekerja: “syarikat
Mengun-tungkan seperti Costco melihat gaji yang lebih tinggi sebagai satu cara
yang bijak untuk meningkatkan produktiviti dan mengurangkan perolehan.
Jadi
pekerja peringkat kemasukan sini - syarikat bersekutu saham, juruwang - bermula
di $ 11,50 satu jam “Beliau kemudiannya melawat kilang Steel di West Mifflin Amerika
Syarikat, PA, untuk bercakap lebih lanjut mengenai membuat kerja keras membayar
untuk setiap seorang Amerika.
Pengangguran
Jangka Panjang
Selepas
kemelesetan ekonomi yang terburuk sejak Kemelesetan Besar, ekonomi kita telah
mencapai kemajuan yang ketara sebagai perniagaan telah menambah 8.2 juta
pekerjaan dalam tempoh 46 bulan yang lalu. Tetapi warisan baki kemelesetan
krisis pengangguran jangka panjang. Terlalu ramai rakyat Amerika yang mendapati
diri mereka daripada pekerjaan melalui salah tidak mereka sendiri telah
berjuang untuk kembali bekerja.
Jumaat
lalu, Presiden bertemu dengan CEO yang syarikat telah bersetuju utk mengambil
langkah-langkah untuk membantu memberikan penganggur pukulan adil jangka
panjang pada pekerjaan, dan mengumumkan langkah-langkah baru untuk
mengembangkan per-kongsian yang menghubungkan jangka lama yang tidak bekerja
dengan pekerjaan yang baik.
Klik
di sini untuk melihat senarai amalan terbaik mengenai merekrut dan mengambil
jangka panjang yang menganggur. Lebih daripada 80 perniagaan terbesar di negara
ini telah ditandatangani pada termasuk 20 ahli-ahli Fortune 50 dan lebih 45
ahli-ahli 200Fortune, serta beratus-ratus perniagaan kecil dan sederhana.
Pada
bulan-bulan akan datang, Presiden akan menggalakkan pemimpin perniagaan lain
untuk mengendalikan amalan-amalan ini.
Baca
laporan tentang kepentingan menangani kitaran negatif pengangguran jangka
panjang.
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