Posted on 11/12/2011 2:16:15 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
First lady Michelle Obama announced commitments from companies Thursday to hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014, a dramatic step in her Joining Forces initiative.
She said the show of support demonstrates to military families that “America has your back.”
The first Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched Joining Forces, a national initiative that mobilizes all sectors of society to give service members and their families the opportunities and support they have earned.
In her keynote address to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Business Steps Up: Hiring our Heroes event, Michelle Obama announced that the International Franchise Association (IFA) which represents 1,100 franchises has committed to hiring 80,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014. Five thousand jobs of this commitment are promised to wounded soldiers.
Mrs. Obama also announced that the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) – which Dr. Jill Biden helped launch at the Chamber of Commerce last summer and which includes nearly 100 companies and organization, has committed to employ 20,000 military spouses.
The organizations include companies like Microsoft, Home Depot, UPS, Guidant Financial and Data Doctors.
The commitment by the International Franchise Association and the Military Spouse Employment Partnership represents a commitment to hire 100,000 veterans, wounded soldiers and military spouses by 2014.
In October, Mrs. Obama joined the President at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in announcing that the American Logistics Association (ALA) and their 270 affiliate companies committed to hiring 25,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014.
In addition, Mrs. Obama also announced a Veterans Job Bank – an open online resource supported by job search companies, including Simply Hired, Monster and others to help veterans and military spouses search job openings from committed employers based on their location and skills.
“When we think about what we’re announcing today, 100,000 new jobs committed and 550,000 searchable jobs online, those aren’t just numbers. There are millions of Americans all across this country who are working hard every day to find new ways to honor military families’ service,” said First Lady Michelle Obama. “All of this is adding up and thanks to the IFA and MSEP, they’re part of the wave of support forming that stretches across this country.”
“First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden’s leadership of Joining Forces has mobilized the franchise industry to step up its longstanding effort to provide opportunities for franchise small business ownership and employment opportunities to veterans and their families,” said IFA President & CEO Steve Caldeira.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has supported Mrs. Obama and Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative by conducting hiring fairs for veterans and military spouses in 100 local communities across the country and will expand that number to several hundred next year.
For more information, visit JoiningForces.gov
What bunk....smart businesses generally hire vets at a higher rate because they USUALLY HAVE a higher work ethic! She’s using them .... again...
Exactly what part did the Wookie play in this to make this happen except reading the announcment to the press?
Better she is doing this than hectoring us about our food choices.
Including the occupant of the Oval Office, the senate chambers, and the house right?
100,000 jobs hired by 1,100 companies ???
How many employers in this country can hire 100 people in two years
More government make believe numbers
Agreed. We don’t have to pile on when she does something right.
I wonder how much tax payer money they threw at companies to get them to ‘promise’. This is NOT the way a free market works. Obviously..
I don’t think she gives one rip, but I will applaud any effort to improve the lives of our returning veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much for all of us.
Michelle 0bama? When was she elected?
screw the commies....
http://theulstermanreport.com/2011/11/11/is-barack-obama-already-initiating-plan-to-unionize-the-united-states-military/
If they are going to start counting imaginary future jobs then why not a million?
Dick Morris copycats in the Obama inner circle, I presume:
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2001/11/invisible_cops.html
Invisible COPS
How Clinton’s plan to field 100,000 new police turned into a pork barrel as usual.
By Steve Chapman|Posted Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at 3:38 PM ET
The queen has spoken (the female one)
If there are any jobs, they will be burger flippin’ jobs.
Don’t allow the leftists to fool you.
How about clearing the almost year backlog of Veterans disability claims?
Obama is such a bag of crap, it is all being done via tax credits and 100,000??? We need at least 250,000 a month to get to 7% in 5 years.
There you go. These companies will be “induced” with Stimulus $, and also they will have to give it right back to Obama’s campaign. Our money once again; Obamas’ credit.
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