Jobs with Justice coalitions and our partners are continuing to build grassroots pressure for bold federal action in this economic crisis. We need to immediately save and create millions of good jobs as a first step towards Full and Fair Employment and a New Economy that Works for Everyone.
Last week you helped Jobs with Justice, in coordination with the Jobs for America Now Coalition, hold actions in cities nationwide and make phone calls that pushed Congress to extend emergency federal Unemployment and COBRA benefits — but only for one month. Obviously, officials in Washington still don’t get it. They need a wake-up call that unemployment is at emergency levels.This campaign is just beginning. And you can help build the momentum!
1) Take the pledge to continue the fight for jobs with justice. Ask your friends and co-workers to take the Pledge.
2) Get involved in some of the actions coming up:
- March 15-26, the AFL-CIO is calling for local actions at the “bailout bandits” that broke the economy. JwJ is supporting the AFL-CIO in the call to “Make Wall Street Pay”. Find local events.
- March 27 – April 4 is the National Student Labor Week of Action. Students and Workers United: Defend Education and Jobs. Join the Student Labor Action Project and partners in mobilizing for access to higher education and good, sustainable jobs.
- April 15 Tax Day Actions: Tax Wall Street Speculators to Fund Jobs! For decades, taxes on Wall Street, Corporate CEOs and the wealthy have been cut, starving public services and causing huge deficits. On Tax Day, JwJ coalitions will be taking to the streets to challenge the right-wing anti-government zealots and demand fair taxes on Wall Street, Corporate CEOs and the many corporate tax cheats that have been getting away with bailouts and bonuses without paying their fair share of taxes. As JwJ proposed in 2008, taxing Wall Street speculators is one way to rein in the Wall street “casino” while generating hundreds of billions of dollars for putting Americans back to work.
Stay tuned for more to come!
