Jobs
Government failing 6M renter households facing eviction August 1
July 30, 2021Trumpite Supreme Court killed existing CDC-backed Biden plan to keep people in their homes.
Read moreJobless workers fight back against Republican governors’ unemployment cutoffs
July 8, 2021Big wins scored against cruel cuts in jobless aid by Republican governors in Maryland and Indiana.
Read moreDespite big job gains in June, pandemic’s impact lingers
July 2, 2021Some 850,000 new jobs added but many are in the lower paid categories; Many seek better paying jobs.
Read moreStatistics show new claims for jobless aid fewest in 15 months
July 1, 2021But National Employment Law Project warns millions now depending upon benefits will be cut off by July 4.
Read moreLabor, green groups unite to push Jobs Plan and Families Plan
June 30, 2021Congress seems hell-bent on passing a stripped-down version of the Jobs Plan and—thanks to rigid Senate Republican opposition and filibuster threats—doing nothing at all about the Families Plan.
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