William Boddie

What priorities or key issues will you address if elected to this office?

The William Boddie campaign did not submit responses to our questionnaire. The response is taken verbatim from the campaign website: 

The Middle Class and Organized Labor have helped build this state and this country. As your next Georgia Labor Commissioner, I will continue to amplify the voices of working families, fight for livable wages, and I will reopen the doors of the Georgia Department of Labor. I am committed to:

• Reopen our unemployment offices that Republicans shut down after Georgia was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, so people can get the help they need from the Department of Labor

• Provide vocational training and apprenticeship opportunities for our young people, so they can “earn as they learn” and be ready for the jobs of the future

• Stand with our Labor Unions so workers can get livable wage-paying jobs and safe working conditions that they deserve

• Establish a streamlined portal to ensure that all small businesses in Georgia can fill jobs and efficiently connect with Jobseekers and Veterans

Do you believe the Department of Labor has a role to help unemployed individuals navigate the job market? If so, what programs do you support?

The William Boddie campaign did not submit responses to our questionnaire. The response is taken verbatim from the campaign website: 

Georgia Workers deserve quality customer service from their Georgia Department of Labor. As Labor Commissioner, Representative Boddie will immediately process all unemployment insurance claims for eligibility and ensure a consistent pay schedule for unemployment benefits.

As Labor Commissioner, Representative Boddie will reopen all Career Centers to the general public, create jobs through a call center dedicated to efficiently handling phone calls across the state while updating the current Georgia Department of Labor website to be user-friendly for Georgia Workers. Representative Boddie will create a division within the Georgia Department of Labor to service U.S. Veterans, Disabled Workers, and our senior citizen workers’ unique needs. All Georgia Workers deserve attention and be treated with dignity to ensure their questions and inquiries quickly.

As Georgia Labor Commissioner, Representative Boddie will be a driving force to help shape 21st century workforce that meets the needs of current needs of all industries and job sectors in Georgia. Representative Boddie believes that merging business training programs, union apprenticeship programs, technical colleges, labor/community organizations, and vocational schools will ensure that Georgia Workers and Students have the opportunity to gain the skills necessary for jobs of the future.

Representative Boddie will create a departmental program that encourages Georgia Employers to recruit and hire Georgia Workers trained to meet these employers’ needs. This recruitment program will collaborate with the Georgia Department of Labor, Georgia Employers, and Georgia Employees giving all parties having a voice at the workforce development table. Increased Education & Workforce Development opportunities are necessary for the continued economic growth of Georgia.