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December 20, 2011
NELP Calls for Up-or-Down House Vote on Senate Bill to Extend Unemployment Insurance
UPDATE: TUESDAY, DEC. 20 -- The National Employment Law Project (NELP) calls on the House of Representatives to hold a straight up-or-down vote on the Senate bill that extends federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs, along with the payroll tax holiday and “doc fix,” for the next two months. The Senate Leadership negotiated a bi-partisan compromise, with the involvement and blessing of the Speaker of the House. This compromise rebuffed attempts to scapegoat the unemployed and enact dangerous changes to the basic UI program which undermined its very purpose and effectiveness. While a two-month deal is not ideal, time is running out to protect the unemployed from being victims of the worst partisan games Congress has ever seen.read more »
December 19, 2011
NELP Urges House to Pass Senate Bill Extending Unemployment Insurance
The National Employment Law Project issued a statement in advance of a vote expected tonight in the U.S. House of Representatives on a bill that would fully renew federal unemployment insurance for two months, averting an expiration of the program December 31st and allowing more time for Congress to enact a longer-term reauthorization. At Unemployedworkers.org we are urging everyone to call their Members of the House of Representatives toll free at 888-245-3381 and tell House Members to approve the stopgap Senate extension tonight.read more »
December 15, 2011
Voices of Unemployed Americans: Jill (VIDEO)
A bill that would slash Jill's federal unemployment benefits by more than half is now headed to the U.S. Senate after passing the House on a largely party-line vote. Watch this 2-minute video, then call your Senators and Members of Congress.read more »
December 14, 2011
Casey Mulligan Declares Unemployment Insurance Root of all Evils
Well not quite. But “mighty” Casey did step up to the plate today with an uncannily well-timed blog post coinciding with this week’s vote in the House to cut federal unemployment insurance (UI) and facilitate drug testing of Americans who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.read more »
December 12, 2011
House Leadership Bill Slashes Unemployment Insurance
Proposal Reduces Federal Jobless Benefits by More than Half for Unemployed Workers in the Highest Unemployment States. Washington, D.C. -- With federally-funded unemployment insurance programs set to expire on December 31st, the leadership of the House of Representatives has proposed to slash the federal unemployment insurance programs and do substantial harm to the basic state programs, a new analysis from the National Employment Law Project finds. The proposals are part of bill H.R. 3630 sponsored by the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Representative Dave Camp (R-MI). A vote is expected as early as Tuesday.read more »
December 8, 2011
Call-In Mobilizes Unemployed Workers in National Action for Renewal of Unemployment Insurance
Today -- right now -- tens of thousands of unemployed workers and many more supporters are flooding Congress with phone calls and messages as part of a National Call-In Action urging immediate action to create good jobs and renew the full federal unemployment insurance program for 2012.read more »
