A Call for Congress to Act on Jobless Benefits
December 7th, 2009 admin
Last week we reported on the crisis facing state and federal jobless aid and unemployed health insurance benefits. On Monday, according to The New York Times , a group of state labor officials were joined by labor, civil rights and unemployed advocacy groups in A Plea to Congress on Jobless Benefits . State labor officials and worker advocates on Monday appealed for quick Congressional action to extend emergency unemployment benefits and to renew health insurance subsidies for the long-term jobless. Prolonged unemployment insurance, passed this year in the stimulus act, expires this month, and officials estimate that more than one million workers will see benefits end in January if Congress does …
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