The Chamber's #1 Priority is Jobs!
Jobs One is a Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce initiative that seeks to infuse all Chamber work and advocacy with a jobs-related focus. The Jobs One initiative is demonstrative of the Chamber’s whole-hearted commitment to a complete regional economic recovery plan. The Chamber knows that without a significant drop in area unemployment rates, a full area economic recovery stands out of reach as businesses will fall short of production potentials and local area governments will fall short of revenue intakes. Private sector job retention and creation is a number one priority and the Chamber is making every effort to make sure all of its work and advocacy serves to help bring back jobs to the regional economy.
The Chamber has already initiated or coordinated numerous efforts aimed at job retention and growth. Through its committees, the Chamber and its members have engaged in positive efforts to address the regional employment problem. In an effort to better present the Chamber’s past and present efforts to create jobs, the Chamber has provided the following summary of those committees’ efforts on this topic.
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Taxation Committee |
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The Government Affairs Committee recognizes that government policies can either create business-friendly or business-friend... Read More |
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The Chamber knows that fair taxation policies promote businesses and jobs. Alternatively, taxation policies that attempt to favor... Read More |
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Environmental Committee |
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Transportation & Infrastructure Committee |
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One goal of the Environmental Committee is to help support its members in determining which policies strike the right balance... Read More |
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Without high-quality transportation facilities that are connected to larger transportation networks, area businesses cannot grow and... Read More |
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Employment Law Committee |
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Global Connections Council |
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In the spirit of Jobs One, the Chamber’s Employment Law Committee has worked hard to promote labor laws that mesh... Read More |
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In a globalized world where international connections work to promote business as well as job growth, the Chamber’s Global... Read More |
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Education, Workplace Quality & Workplace Excellence |
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A primary focus of both the Education and Workplace Quality Committees has been the development of area workers’ skill sets. More skilled workers bring more value to area businesses and increase... Read More |
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The Chamber hopes that this summary of its committees’ work on jobs retention and creation has helped its members to better understand the Chamber’s recent efforts to promote area jobs. Any suggestions for helping the Chamber meet its goals of increased area employment can be directed to the appropriate Chamber committee staff liaisons.