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November 17, 2010
Countdown to Nov. 30: Meet D.G. from Taylors Falls, MN
A 48-year old mom and middle school science teacher with a Masters degree in education, D.G. was laid off from her position at a charter school in July of this year. "I have been searching for work every day in a desperate attempt to find anything," she writes.read more »
November 16, 2010
Raising Our Blog Voices: Blog-A-Thon (2)
In this installment we cross-post the 'mother ship' (so to speak) of the unemployment Blog-A-Thon at the MomsRising.org blog.read more »
November 16, 2010
Raising Our Blog Voices: Blog-A-Thon (1)
The maiden voyage of Unemployedworkers.org 'Blog-A-Thon' in parallel with the unemployment 'Blog Carnival' at MomsRising.org -- featuring posts submitted by our readers.read more »
November 16, 2010
Action Alert: Call-In to Congress
Congress returns this week, and it's time to raise our voices with a clear, simple message. Congress must continue the expanded federal unemployment benefits program, and not extend tax giveaways to millionaires. A National Call-in to Congress Action Day is this Tuesday, November 16. You can just 'Click-to-Call' or call a special toll-free number.read more »
November 15, 2010
New Poll Finds Huge Support to Continue Unemployment Insurance Programs as Nov. 30 Deadline Nears
A new national poll released today shows a large majority of Americans supports continuing the federal unemployment insurance programs. Three-in-four say it's too soon to cut back on support for unemployed workers and their families.read more »
November 12, 2010
Countdown to Nov. 30: Meet R.H. from Glenview, IL
At the age of 58, R.H. was laid off from his position with a bank on June 1 of this year. With decades of prior work and business experience, he’s applied for all types of jobs, without any offers so far. Unemployment insurance has, thus far, enabled him to maintain health insurance coverage for himself and his wife – but the COBRA payment takes $1,200 of his monthly $1,500 in unemployment benefits. And now he faces being cut-off from those benefits in December, unless Congress acts to continue the expanded benefits program. read more »
