Take action to extend unemployment benefits
According to the National Employment Law Project, unemployment benefits are running out for an average of 7,000 workers every day. By the end of December, 1.3 million workers will have exhausted their jobless benefits.
The Senate is expected to vote this week on the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (H.R. 3548), and your voice is needed to help millions of Americans dealing with economic hardship.
The Senate version of this bill will extend unemployment insurance benefits to workers in all states for up to 14 weeks, with an additional six weeks of benefits for workers in states with anunemployment rate of above 8.5 percent.
The bill will also encourage states to let victims of sexual assault and domestic violence quality for unemployment benefits if they had to leave a job.
Take Action
To urge your senators to support extending unemployment benefits to help millions of American workers, click on this “Take Action” link or paste the following URL into your Internet browser: http://www.capwiz.com/aauw/issues/alert/?alertid=14282826. Then follow the instructions to send your message.
