President Haynes Urges Senator Brown to Advocate for Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.massaflcio.org/node/193703

President Haynes Urges Senator Brown to Advocate for Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Congress Before They Expire

Mass. AFL-CIO President Robert Haynes has reached out to Senator Scott Brown and is urging him to consider the disastrous effects of the expiration of unemployment insurance benefits for thousands of long-term unemployed workers.

The number of people out of work for more than six months is the longest on record. The National Employment Law Project estimates that if Congress fails to act by the end of the month, 800,000 people nationally will immediately lose unemployment benefits on December 1st. Two million workers will lose their benefits by the end of December if Congress does not take action.

Working families and the middle class need help and the time is now for Congress to do so.

Click here (http://www.massaflcio.org/sites/massaflcio.org/files/Letter%20to%20Scott%20Brown%20about%20Extending%20Uemployment%20Benefits%20from%20Pres.%20Haynes.pdf) to view the official letter President Haynes sent to Senator Scott Brown about being an advocate for extending these crucial unemployment insurance benefits for the millions of working families currently depending on this lifeline.

[Tippy]

1. K&R Hope he listens but I doubt he will....