Baltimore City Residents are Ready to get Back to Work

As many mainstream signs that the economy is improving, Baltimore City residents are ready to test that perception and see if it is a piece of reality. The national unemployment rates have dropped below nine percent, but the reality is that we will never know the true number of unemployed workers because there are many long term unemployed workers that have stop receiving unemployment benefits or some worker that have settled for part time work. The perceived notion is that unemployed workers are lazy or maybe they don’t want to go back to work, but the workers that showed up today are far from the perceived views of those that don’t understand the plight of the unemployed. Today over three dozen unemployed workers showed up to receive the basic skills to work on construction projects. This job training effort was put together by local churches such asTriumph Christian Church, labor unions such as LIUNA, and community activist throughout Baltimore City. The primary goal of this effort was to put Baltimore City residents back to work. Check out and share this video for more details!