Unemployed Action

10/27/2022

S.2865 - Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act (117th Congress)
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (Introduced 09/27/2021)
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Summary: Introduced in Senate (09/27/2021)

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09/09/2022

The Century Foundation

The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and its induced recession underscored the crucial importance of unemployment insurance (UI) to workers, and to the

04/07/2022

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was a freethinker, activist and environmentalist born in 1890.

She worked to protect migrant farmworkers and helped pass a law requiring Miami homes to have indoor plumbing when she learned segregated neighborhoods had none.

"She had a tongue like a switchblade and the moral authority to make things happen," according to one reporter.

Happy Birthday, Marjory.

03/15/2022

TODAY March 15 is ! Join at 11am PT/ 2pm ET for a social media storm about & women’s economic security. Do not miss the opportunity to empower and unite with women to demand equal pay for women workers! https://t.co/GqPQPif0Ca

03/09/2022

Learn more at http://internationalwomensday.com

03/08/2022

Can you imagine a truly equal world? One where gender bias is a thing of the past? One that is diverse, equitable and inclusive? Join us on this and fight to . Your gender shouldn’t determine your wage. Learn more at http://internationalwomensday.com

03/08/2022

02/24/2022

Today marks two years since Ahmaud Arbery was cornered and murdered by white men while out jogging.

Yesterday, a jury found that his murder was racially motivated.

While justice was served it does not bring him back.

Our hearts and prayers go out to the Arbery family on the anniversary of their tragic loss.

02/15/2022

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02/15/2022

From our partners at the Fed Up: The National Campaign for a Strong Economy
"Progressive economists believe that “maximum employment” should mean a full-employment economy where anyone who wants a job can find one and where wages are rising for low-income workers because they have increased bargaining power. As people who are about economic and racial justice, this is one of the most important policy goals that we can fight for because unemployment and underemployment strip wealth and opportunity from working communities around the country, especially in Black and Brown communities."

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02/09/2022

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“Last-minute scheduling hurts workers, children, and communities. We all deserve a . https://t.co/strBLuLkMj”

01/21/2022

Arelia Valdivia Rachel Deutsch , Kofi Hunt Francisco Díez Buzo Judy Conti, on behalf of the Unemployed Action Leadership Committee, please accept this Certificate of Appreciation as a heartfelt token of our deep gratitude for your advocacy on behalf of unemployed workers and for your ongoing commitment to Unemployment reform, worker justice, and to our democracy.- Words by Jo Ann Brandner Dollard, Graphic Design by Malka E. Michelson
In love and solidarity.