In the second of two reports, NPR's David Molpus looks at a training program that the Marriott Corporation is calling "Pathways to Independence." This program is one of many Marriott is offering to its large low-wage workforce. Marriott is not only offering programs in career enrichment; it is also addressing many other problems facing low-wage workers. Marriott's efforts have drawn praise from the Clinton administration, but criticism from labor unions. While the program is educating and employing workers who might otherwise be unemployed, labor unions believe that Marriott, a non-union company, is taking advantage of its low-wage, unskilled work force.
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