Momentum for a comprehensive federal jobs bill is growing

From Scott Marshall:

Despite some new jobs created by the Census and in the South, unemployment remains at just under 10 percent. Millions of U.S. working people are jobless and increasingly hopeless. At the same time the movement and momentum for a comprehensive federal jobs bill is growing.

Below is some information on new important developments and some easy things you can do to fight for jobs today.

Miller Jobs Bill Reaches 139 Co-Sponsors
The Local Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4812), sponsored by Rep. George Miller (D-CA), is building momentum as working people push their Representatives to co-sponsor legislation to get us out of the "Great Recession." To see if your member of Congress has co-sponsored the bill, click here. If your Representative is not yet a co-sponsor, please Take Action at this link.

Another way to support the bill is to sign the petition at Change.org, and to learn more about the bill, visit Miller's blog on the Committee on Education and Labor website.

Jobs are "America's Most Pressing Need" - People's World
This week the People's World has an article by Jim Lane which is a "call to action on jobs." In it is a five point plant from the AFL-CIO on how to repair the economy, of which the Miller Jobs Bill is one vital piece. The article also has links to other organizations focusing on making improvements for working families.

Unemployment Extension Passes in Senate
Last week we wrote about the need to continue unemployment benefits - and how the right-wing Senator Coburn was stalling the process. This week we are happy to note that the extension has made it through the Senate. It still needs to pass the House, which should be a minor hurdle. The problem is, it's only a stop-gap measure that only extends benefits on a month-by-month basis. Congress should stop playing games with lifeline of the unemployed and pass an extension that will give unemployed workers some breathing room.

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