UnemployedWorkers

An organizing and advocacy initiative of the National Employment Law Project (NELP)

[Economic Policy Institute @EconomicPolicy]

If the minimum wage were raised to $15 by 2024, nearly four out of every 10 single parents who work (38.9 percent) would receive higher pay, including 43.0 percent of working single mothers. https://t.co/VsZY89XMFL #RaiseTheWage #FightFor15

[UnemployedWorkers @laidoffleftout]

The PoorPeoplesCampaign speaks truth about poverty in our communities! Time for big media to cover the movement: https://t.co/68zGbTw6Ez

[CWA @CWAUnion]

CWA's suing on behalf of job seekers who allegedly missed out on employment opportunities because companies used Facebook’s ad tools to target people of other ages! When FB’s algorithm excludes older workers, advertisers are engaging in disparate treatment https://t.co/zt6nzIrhdF

[Local 802 AFM @Local_802_AFM]

Saturday is #WorkersMemorialDay, the day each year when the labor movement mourns workers who lost their lives on the job. Join @CentralLaborNYC & @NYCOSH at City Hall tomorrow to commemorate lives lost & recommit to the fight for workplace safety: https://t.co/wNI75JhNvO #NYC1u

[Bryce Covert @brycecovert]

Mississippi is the poorest state in the country, and yet less than 7% of families are enrolled in welfare. Work requirements are mainly to blame. https://t.co/RlWB7Ece1u

[NELP Action @NELPaction]

Report: Unemployment assistance in Florida lagged after Hurricane Irma - via @TB_Times https://t.co/smIPfiG2gH Data shows only 7,149 Floridians were able to file initial Disaster Unemployment Assistance claims through Feb.
Gov. Scott's @FLDEO says it was 42,000. Source, @FLDEO?

[UnemployedWorkers @laidoffleftout]

The United States is mortgaging its future: @crampell via @washingtonpost https://t.co/YVoXl9Xrcl

[UnemployedWorkers @laidoffleftout]

Welfare Work Requirements Won’t Help Puerto Rico’s Shattered Labor Market: @manueljmadrid for @theprospect https://t.co/11m9gdPLAR #WorkRequirements #UI #PuertoRico

[NELP Action @NELPaction]

Only 7,149 workers were able to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance in Florida after Hurricane Irma, and just a third of those determined to be eligible actually received the benefits -- only 2,434.
"The numbers really speak for themselves." https://t.co/uqTLfMEKF9 #FLSen

[NELP Action @NELPaction]

Report: Unemployment assistance in Florida lagged after Hurricane Irma https://t.co/uqTLfMEKF9 @MalenaCarollo @TB_Times covers our report detailing the dismal performance of Gov. Rick Scott and his administration on disaster jobless aid. #FLSen

[Tampa Bay Times @TB_Times]

Report: Unemployment assistance in Florida lagged after Hurricane Irma https://t.co/PPIkFuTL4A @TB_Times

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

New on our blog: Do Unemployment Insurance Taxes Really Affect a State's Business Climate? https://t.co/scz7zv5mTa via @rick_mchugh #fixUI #strengthenUI

[Jobs With Justice @jwjnational]

#BlackLivesMatter #SaheedVassell #StephonClark https://t.co/3yYKQC2bkM

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

In good times, safety net for the jobless frays
"Across the nation, only 1 in 4 unemployed workers are receiving benefits, as Republican-run states like Florida have made the benefit both harder to claim and shorter in duration."
https://t.co/0JDZ0lzgGl via @csmonitor #fixUI

[UnemployedWorkers @laidoffleftout]

Report: IBM targeted workers age 40 and up for layoffs and firings
https://t.co/RG6SR9w806 via @ProPublica #olderworkers #discrimination

[UnemployedWorkers @laidoffleftout]

Alabama Republicans join race to the bottom with push to cut unemployment benefits to 14 weeks from 26 https://t.co/AliaZQgNxZ #unemployment #alleg

[The Leadership Conference @civilrightsorg]

#6MonthsAfterMaria, Puerto Rico is still in crisis. National attention may have waned, but tens of thousands of American citizens remain without permanent shelter, water, or electricity. As hurricane season approaches, our fellow American citizens need us to stand with them.

[UnemployedWorkers @laidoffleftout]

Maine Department of Labor still silent about botched unemployment system

Internal memo says top officials ordered the destruction of records of complaints from unemployed workers unable to claim or receive their earned benefits.
https://t.co/8czCSCU4I5 #fixUI #meleg

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

The city has fallen out of the headlines but don’t forget: Flint hasn’t had clean water for more than 1,400 days. https://t.co/mPN8SmCST6

[UnemployedWorkers @laidoffleftout]

HAPPENING IN NYC NOW: Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain: https://t.co/c7ptgQdc2m @ciw #WomensHistoryMonth #Week2 #FightFor15 #TimesUp