CALL NOW! The Jobless Can’t Wait Any Longer.

By , on June 18th, 2010

Fifteen million jobless are still waiting for our Senators to finish the job and pass unemployment insurance extension.   Millions more are waiting for COBRA health subsidies and aid to states.

CALL NOW: 1-888-854-1978

Tell your Senator to vote for the American Jobs & closing Tax Loopholes Act:

  • extend unemployment insurance benefits through November 2010
  • extend State Fiscal relief (FMAP) for 6 months
  • fund the emergency TANF fund through 2011
  • vote YES on the amendment to reinstate the COBRA subsidy that the House stripped from the bill

    • This jobs crisis is deeper and longer-lasting than even the Reagan recession of the 1980s.  State and local governments are starting to lay off thousands of teachers, and experts predict a loss of nearly one million jobs in the coming months if Congress fails to help the states now.

    So what’s the hold up?

    Many Democrats seem to be falling for right-wing scare tactics about the budget deficit and some are even buying into the ridiculous argument that getting jobless benefits keeps the unemployment rate higher.

    But defecits are necessary in a jobs crisis.  Just imagine what forcing one million more onto the

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    June 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Campaigns, Economy | Comments are closed

    Tell Your Senator to Extend Unemployment Benefits Now!

    By , on March 2nd, 2010

    The Jobs with Justice National Week of Action to Save & Create Jobs is underway! 

    Over 200,000 jobless workers will lose unemployment benefits this week as the cut-off to extend benefits lapsed yesterday without Senate action.  1.2 million people will lose access to Emergency Unemployment Compensation over the next year if Congress does not act.  The average duration of unemployment is now a record high of 30.2 weeks, with a historic 41.2% of the unemployed remaining out of work for six months or longer. 11.5 million Americans are collecting some form of unemployment insurance. 

    1)  Take action today to make sure Congress extends emergency unemployment insurance. 2)  Find an action near you below.

    Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for your Senators’ office.

    Suggested Talking Points for your call to your Senator:

    Millions of Americans are surviving on unemployment insurance and simply can’t find jobs.  It would be irresponsible for Congress to allow benefits to lapse due to inaction.  Enough is enough!  The Senate must extend unemployment insurance through the end of the year.  Support the unemployment extension and push your leadership to act now!

    Join local JwJ coalitions

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    March 2nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Campaigns, Economy, Everything Else | Comments are closed

    Zombies Back From the Grave to Wreak Vengeance on Health Insurers

    By , on October 30th, 2009

    Massachusetts Zombie Health CareThe dead rose to walk the streets of Boston once more yesterday, hungry for revenge against those who put them in the grave — health insurance companies.

    The zombies converged on Blue Cross Blue Shield offices, chanting “What do we want?  Braaains.  When do we want them?  Braaaains.”

    Whether they were denied coverage for “pre-existing conditions”, had their insurance rescinded upon contracting a serious illnesses, were denied life-saving treatments, or had their medical claims delayed by miles of insurance paperwork and bureaucracy, these undead insurance customers came back to stop insurance company crimes, and they don’t care whose brains they have to eat to make health care reform happen.

    The undead were also seen walking the streets of Providence, RI yesterday, driving home the point that “living without health care can be scary.”

    Check out more photos from Boston & Providence here.

    October 30th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Everything Else | Comments are closed