Jobs with Justice Blog » holidays http://www.jwjblog.org Building a movement for workers' rights & economic justice. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:16:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Time is Running Out for the Unemployed http://www.jwjblog.org/2010/11/time-is-running-out-for-the-unemployed/ http://www.jwjblog.org/2010/11/time-is-running-out-for-the-unemployed/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:54:46 +0000 Allison Fletcher Acosta http://www.jwjblog.org/?p=2497

Tomorrow will be the last day of unemployment benefits for 800,000 long-term unemployed, and 2 million will lose their benefits before the New Year.  That means that this holiday season many will have no income to pay rent, the mortgage, utilities, or buy gifts for the kids.  Many will go hungry and become homeless.   UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS NOW.

“I lost my home and my family, and now I’m on the verge of being homeless,” said Rafael Guzman, a transit worker in Orlando, Florida who has been unemployed since August 2008 and is in line to lose his benefits.  “If Congress can’t create new jobs for people like me, they have to at least provide us with the unemployment benefits to help us get through this crisis.”

Jobs with Justice coalitions in dozens of cities have been challenging Senators to extend unemployment benefits, the TANF emergency fund, and to create a jobs plan that would put people back to work immediately.  Last week, Chicago JwJ was out on the street collecting petitions to save the holidays for millions of unemployed. Continue reading Time is Running Out for the Unemployed

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Looking to buy gifts for the holidays AND support workers?  We’ve got some ideas for you!

Naturally, we recommend starting off at the Jobs with Justice store, where you can find union-made t-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, buttons, stickers, and even yo-yos with a pro-worker message.

For union made apparel, UNITE HERE keeps a list of companies with the union label, as does the UFCW.

Sweatfree Communities and the International Labor Rights Forum have put together the “2010 Shop with a Conscience Consumer Guide” with clothing sourced from sweat-free factories throughout the world.

Wondering what to serve at the holiday party?  Here’s a list of union-made sweets & treats and other food and beverages. 

If you’re traveling over the holidays, you can search here for a union hotel.

If you are a union member yourself, save money on flowers, computers, phones, and more at the Union Plus website.

Want to know what NOT to buy?  Check out the 2010 Sweatshop Hall of Fame.

And just in case you were

Continue reading Worker-Friendly Holiday Shopping Guide

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