unemployment
Jobless cry: “Save our holiday, extend UI benefits!”
November 24, 2010Angry but undaunted, the labor movement called for the “lame duck” Conngress to approve an extension of unemployment benefits before they adjourn for the holidays in December.
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GOP push millionaire tax break, cut off of unemployment
November 15, 2010Republicans want to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich, but they won't commit to extending unemployment compensation for millions of workers at risk of losing their benefits at the height of the holiday season.
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Unemployed rally in Chicago after elections
November 10, 2010The Chicago Unemployed Workers Council, a project of Chicago Jobs with Justice, staged a jobs demonstration last Friday to coincide with the release of unemployed figures for October.
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One-half of black youth with diplomas jobless
November 3, 2010Already facing disproportionately high levels of unemployment due to systemic racial discrimination, the recession removed job opportunities for nearly half of those with diplomas and eligible for work.
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Unemployed workers face the Grinch
October 27, 2010As the holiday season approaches, it's Grinch time for unemployed workers and their families, thanks to congressional Republicans.
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