Congress must pass a year long extension of the federal extended unemployment benefits program before it breaks for the holidays. Unless Congress reauthorizes the current program before it expires on November 30th, jobless benefits will be cut off for about 2 million workers by the end of December. Cutting off benefits would have a devastating impact on unemployed workers, their families, and the local retail businesses and communities that rely on consumer spending during the traditional holiday shopping season.
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Rick Sloan wrote a new blog post: Putting an End to Outsourcing (1 week, 3 days ago)
Outsourcing is no small blip on the employment radar. In the 2000s, major multinational corporations cut employment in the United States by 2.9 million jobs. At the same time, these same companies also increased employment abroad by 2.4 million.
But a new report in the Wall Street Journal finds that several major American corporations [...] -
Rick Sloan wrote a new blog post: Preventing a 21st-Century Lost Generation (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
The Associated Press just reported that roughly half of recent college graduates are either unemployed or underemployed. Things are even worse for young Americans without college degrees.
With graduation ceremonies beginning in earnest next month, that’s not the sort of news that young people preparing to enter the job market will want to hear.
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Rick Sloan wrote a new blog post: UCubed Members Say ‘Thank You’ to Jobs-Friendly Politicians (3 weeks ago)
Washington, D.C., April 26, 2012 – The Union of Unemployed (UCubed) today launched a campaign to enable its unemployed and underemployed leaders to say “thank you” to politicians who have stood by them throughout this Great Recession.
The UCubed Thank You page allows the jobless to post a personalized message to a senator, governor, Member [...] -
Rick Sloan wrote a new blog post: Politics Drive Policy (3 weeks ago)
Dear UCubed Leader:
The political impulse this year is clear: vote against ALL incumbents. Their policies failed to get us back to work. Or worse yet, their policies made our lives even more miserable. Case closed.
Or is it?
What about those who did more than “talk, talk, talk” about jobs? Who fought for extended unemployment insurance? Who [...] -
Rick Sloan wrote a new blog post: Buffett Rule was More Than Tax on Wealth (3 weeks, 3 days ago)
Last week, Senate Republicans killed the “Buffett Rule,” which would have made sure that the wealthiest pay their fair share in taxes. Today, shockingly, many of the richest Americans pay lower rates than the middle and working class. The death of the Buffett Rule represents another unconscionable break for the rich [...]
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On November 19, 2010 Rick Sloan said:
