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Hispanics and Latinos make up the nation’s largest ethnic or racial minority - and their numbers are growing. Plus, because the population is younger relative to other groups, the U.S. workforce will become significantly more Latino in coming years. But will they be landing good-quality jobs? On the cusp of Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins Sunday, Ramona Schindelheim examines initiatives to enable the burgeoning pool of Latino workers to earn sustainable incomes to provide for their families: https://lnkd.in/g4xJ42nk #Latino #Hispanic #LatinoWorkers #HispanicWorkers #HispanicHeritageMonth California Lutheran University UCLA Health SACA North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region Lenoir Community College Indiana Commission for Higher Education Indiana Latino Institute

With more technology being built into cars and technology pervading many professions, auto repair workers have had to learn new skills to keep up. Take a look at some of the technology they use on the job in this excerpt from a new WorkingNation film, “A Day in the Life of a Firestone Automotive Technician.” See the full film plus a companion film at https://lnkd.in/ePEbRgQQ and https://lnkd.in/eq72H8HF. #AutoTechWN #SkilledTradesWeek #AutomotiveTechnician #AutoRepair #AutoMechanic #SkilledTrades #FireUpYourCareer #skills #training #VirtualReality Jordan Draughn Michael Hochban Firestone Shawn Bona Bridgestone Americas Dave Vorderbruggen Saint Paul College-A Community and Technical College Sheila Olson Roxanne Lorine Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota Katie George, CPSL Transfr Goodwill Industries International Google Melissa Panzer Stephanie Tobey Jennie Sheffield Kisha Attar Christopher Naylor Ben Enke Victoria Bruce KaylaAnne Glick Allard LaRue George Freund Neil Fazzari Jerimiah Morey Mengfang Yang Michael Wirth-Davis Linda F. Suny McKaughan Lauren Thunen AutoVitals Suzanne Coppola Deidra Peaslee Austin Calhoun, PhD Ryan Mayer Carla Ballard Joan Lynch Arthur Bilger Lonia Guha Scripps News