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- 99ers Add Another Disappointment -- Boehner Cancels Unemployment Extension MeetingThe 99ers were again collectively hit with another disappointment from Washington Thursday when John Boehner announced the cancelation of his scheduled meeting with Democrats to discuss their proposed 14-week unemployment benefits bill...
- 99ers Urge GOP Leaders to Pass 14-Week Unemployment ExtensionThere has been a call to action by the American 99ers Union, a long-term jobless advocacy organization, for its members and supporters to assist in attempting to gain passage for the latest unemployment benefits extension plan...
2011 Unemployment Extension - Major Growth in the Size of the 99ers Population IndicatedLatest Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicates that the total population of 99ers has increased significantly over the last year.- 2011 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Must Overcome Obstacles99ers must overcome some stark realities if they are to be successful in gaining political action for new job creation and support through extended unemployment benefits.
2011 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Need Social Security AlteredMany 99ers have put in through their own investment, and from the matching funds from the company's where they worked, thousands of dollars into Social Security that they are frozen out of - and it's time to let them in!- Will 99ers Ever See an Unemployment Extension Passed?A couple million 99ers this week were hoping for a small respite from their financial burdens. But it was not to be. Rehberg's block presents a concern: Can 99ers hold a realistic expectation that an unemployment extension measure ever be passed?
- For 99ers Sake, Pay Attention: Unemployment Benefits Extensions Are Not WelfareEven though there are a couple pieces of legislation currently in Congress, neither are within reach of enactment. Part of the reason why is ignorance about unemployment extensions and that lingering aura that they are welfare handouts to the lazy...
2011 Unemployment Extension - Time to Fight for H.R. 589 for 99ers!H.R. 589, a bill to provide an additional 14 weeks of unemployment for millions of America's suffering 99ers has been sent to committee. Now is the time to contact your representatives to tell them to pass this bill!- 99ers Get Unemployment Extension Bill Re-Introduced; No Republican SupportSome have been unemployed for over two years. And their number is growing. In fact, it was to curtail this increasing flood of 99ers somewhat that prompted Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) to re-introduce a bill into the House of Representatives Friday...
- 2011 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Everywhere Gear Up to Support H.R. 589Yesterday bill number H.R. 589 was assigned to the recently proposed legislation to provide relief for millions of America's 99ers and their families. 99ers, and their supporters, are moving quickly to press for this legislation.
2011 Unemployment Extension - Congressional Press Conference Scheduled for 99er BillThe following press release has been made available to inform everyone of the pending release of a bill to assist millions of America's suffering 99ers.
Bill Seeks to Give 99ers Extension of Unemployment BenefitsThe long term unemployed have renewed hope as members of Congress hold a press conference this Wednesday to announce they are reintroducing a bill that would extend jobless benefits beyond 99 weeks.
Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Lose a True Friend and ChampionMichael J. Koliss, who wrote hundreds of articles in support of expanded unemployment benefits to cover America's desperate 99ers under the pen name Michael Colliss for ALL247NEWS and Micmn.com - News for 99ers, has passed. He will be missed greatly!- It's Official -- 1.4 Million 99ers -- Far Too Many, but Still Too Few?Still, although official numbers are important in presenting a case for pressing need, will the government's report help the 99ers in their pursuit for extended federal relief? Or is the number too small to prompt action?...
99ers Mobilize for Unemployment Extension Bill in 112th CongressThe advocacy website American 99ers Union noted on Sunday that it had been contacted by the office of Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., to help push legislation concerning unemployment extension benefits by reintroducing the Emergency Unemployment...- Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to 99ers, Unemployed: Send in Your ResumesIn all the reshuffling and repositioning and excitement over the reconvening, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) announced on January 7 that he would be collecting the resumes of the unemployed to "dramatize the shameful condition of unemployment...
99ers and a Tier 5 - an Undocumented Catastrophe?Every day lives are lost or put in harms way due to massive unemployment. Where is the much needed unemployment extension for the long term unemployed in America? Where is the press coverage of this national disaster?
Congressman David Wu Offers Hopeful Words About the Need for the Expansion of Unemployment for 99ersIn a letter emailed yesterday to a fellow unemployment advocate from U.S. Representative David Wu (D OR), the Congressman provides a view into his position on expanding federal unemployment benefits for 99ers.
Congressman John Dingell Offers Encouraging Words for 99ersIn a letter received from U.S. Representative John Dingell (D MI) yesterday, he provides a view into his position on expanding federal unemployment benefits for 99ers.- 2010 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Get a Non-Response Response from Vice-President Joe BidenHave you ever sent a request for something to an elected official, had the exact opposite happen, and then get a "Didn't we do great" letter in return? Frustrating isn't it!
- 99er Unemployment Extension Advocacy Needed -- or Settle for NothingIt has taken time and perseverance on the part of 99ers and their advocates to get their message through to Congress.
2010 Unemployment Extension - Wall Street Journal Gives 99ers Some Much Needed Coverage99ers need all the help that they can get these days, and a recent article in the Wall Street Journal has some amazing graphs that display what will happen shortly in the world of the long term unemployed without benefits.
New 99ers Unemployment Extension Bill Introduced by Congressional Black Caucus MembersThe Obama compromise bill may have passed without their approval and their proposed amendment for a provision regarding 99ers, but at least two members of the Congressional Black Caucus are doing something that might ultimately help those...- Part 1 - Unemployment Extensions - a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!In Part 1 of a series of 4 articles that will discuss the short term realities of our national unemployment problem, the issue of where the 99er movement stands as a current snapshot in time is addressed.
- 99ers Unemployment Christmas Wish List: Basic Understanding of Their PlightWhat would a 99er want for Christmas? The short, simple answer would most likely be: a job. A longer, more complicated answer might include a resurgent and revitalized economy, enough jobs to where the prospective jobseeker would have...
2011 Choices: 99ers Unemployment Extension or Dead Cows and Swine Crap Removal?Dead cows versus 99er unemployment extensions and job creation? Sounds ludicrous -- but it is not...- 99ers Need an Unemployment Extension -- a Letter Campaign for Public AwarenessThere are an estimated 5 million 99ers at present in the United States. Most are uncounted in the "official" estimates provided by the Department of Labor, whose unemployment rate stands at 9.8 percent (15.1 million individuals) at present. The few...
- Potential 99ers Win Reprieve with Unemployment Extension, but for How Long?The number of these long-term jobless individuals, called 99ers, has grown enormously in the past year. Their number is expected to at least double within the coming year. But how can that be when the President just signed a $57 billion benefits...
- Tier V Unemployment Extension - Voices of the UnemployedThe voices of the unemployed on recent articles are stark, upsetting, and very despondent. It is now up to the House to decide if a stake will be driven through the heart of every 99er.
Tier V Unemployment Extension - the Senate Fails to Support America's 99ersThe Senate leaves it up to the House to do something for Americas millions of 99ers.- 99ers in Crisis -- No Unemployment Extension and How We Know There Will Be Millions MoreThe current problem of the long-term unemployment benefits recipients having their income cut off might be alleviated in the next few days as Congress prepares to pass the compromise bill designed to get unemployment benefits extensions reauthorized.
- 99ers Unemployment Extension Tier Proposed by Congressional Black CaucusThat little bit of life that Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) seemed to breathe into the 99er movement Thursday was amplified Friday when the entire Congressional Black Caucus put their political muscle behind creating a new Tier -- a Tier 5...
Unemployment Extension for 99ers Soon? Rep. Jackson-Lee Calls for New TierOnly a few politicians speak more than a few words in passing about the 99ers and their situation. But on Thursday, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) gave voice to the consideration of an additional set of weeks (effectively, a Tier 5) for 99ers and...- Tier V Unemployment Extension - 99ers Are "The Unemployed" TooLatest discussions on tax cuts and unemployment extensions have simply left all current 99ers out in the cold. What many are not paying attention to is the millions of additional 99ers that government inaction will produce in the near future.
- Tier V Unemployment Extension - Obama Throttles 99ersIf there were any questions about whose side Obama was on going into Monday night's press conference on tax cuts and unemployment, there are no questions now.
- Unemployment Benefits Extended: But Nothing for the 99ers!Obama vows to extend unemployment benefits and tax cuts---- to everyone but "the 99ers" who are the most desperate and vulnerable class of unemployed workers. They are left without anything this Christmas.
- Even with Unemployment Extensions, 4 Million More 99ers in 2011The jobless situation seems to be reaching a crisis point. The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that not only was the unemployment rate at 9.8 percent (15.1 million individuals) for November, but that 6.3 million of those jobless...
- Tier V Unemployment Extension - Please Help the 99ers TodayIf you care about the plight of Americas estimated 6 million 99ers, you will take a few moments of your time TODAY to contact the members of the Tax Cut Negotiation Team.
- 2010 Unemployment Extension - What November's Unemployment Numbers Mean to a 99er & the EconomyIs bad news for the economy good news for 99ers?
Unemployment Benefits Extension Vote: 99ers Are Why Republicans Are Blocking Legislation?Sometimes one must wonder exactly what it is that many senators do, considering that some don't even read the measures they are asked to object to for their Party. Such was the case of Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), who stood on the Senate...