More than 4,000 Americans have signed a petition supporting the Truth in Job Advertising and Accountability Act, a citizen-driven initiative demanding transparency and honesty in employment postings. The rapid growth of support underscores a national call to end the spread of so-called ghost jobs—positions advertised with no intent to hire. In the past week alone, the TJAAA Working Group has met with staff from the offices of Senator James Lankford and Representatives Nikema Williams, Eugene Vindman, Brad Sherman, Terri Sewell, Pablo José Hernández, Beth Van Duyne, Troy Downing, Monica De La Cruz, Henry Cuellar, and Tim Burchett. These discussions follow earlier conversations with Senator Ruben Gallego, Senator Jack Reed, and Representatives Debbie Dingell, Troy Carter, Gwen Moore, Maxwell Frost, Roger Williams, Alma Adams, and Keith Self.
Every signature represents someone who was ghosted, misled, or ignored in their job search, according to Eric K. Thompson, founder of the TJAAA Working Group. Congress is starting to listen—not because of lobbyists, but because thousands of ordinary Americans are standing together to demand truth in hiring. The TJAAA proposes common-sense measures to ensure job postings reflect genuine openings, prevent misuse of applicant data, and hold employers accountable for transparency in the hiring process. Supporters argue that deceptive listings inflate job-market statistics and waste millions of hours of unpaid applicant labor each year.
The petition, hosted at https://change.org/StopGhostJobs, continues to gain momentum as workers, job seekers, and business leaders call for reform. More information and legislative resources are available at https://www.truthinjobads.org. The bipartisan nature of the congressional meetings indicates growing recognition that ghost job postings represent a significant problem affecting job seekers across political and geographic boundaries. As the movement gains traction, it highlights how digital age hiring practices have created new challenges for workers navigating the employment landscape.
