Tag: unemployment
Lost jobs and rising hunger: St. Mary’s Food Bank shifts gears during COVID-19
We’re serving 1,000 families a day. That means we need a box of food for 4,000 people a day. This is why volunteers are very important. We have two volunteer shifts a day. One starts at…
Unemployment dips in Arizona for December, but jobs are still tight
by Ethan Kispert, Cronkite News Phoenix, Az . As COVID-19 pummels away in Arizona, unemployment in the state dipped slightly in December, with the restaurant and entertainment industries continuing to take the hardest hits. The…
Sanders slams Trump’s intransigence as millions lose unemployment lifeline
‘Unbelievably Cruel’ “People are losing their extended unemployment benefits,” said the senator from Vermont. “They’re going to be evicted from their apartments because the eviction moratorium is ending.” by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Sunday, December 27,…
Most profitable US companies fired workers, enriched shareholders during pandemic
“This is a global crisis but the big companies are not treating it as one—they haven’t skipped a beat.” by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Thursday, December 17, 2020 While the Covid-19 pandemic and corresponding economic crisis…
Surge in layoffs spotlights cruelty of Trump-GOP refusal to boost unemployment benefits
‘Deeply Disturbing’ “The nation’s health and economy are going backwards, not forwards, because Republicans and the leader of their party have spent months doing the very opposite of what is needed.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer…
‘Pandemic profits’ of billionaires could fully fund $3,000 stimulus checks for every person in US
“America’s billionaires could pay for a major Covid relief bill and still not lose a dime of their pre-virus riches.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Wednesday, December 9 America’s 651 billionaires have gained so much wealth…
Sanders leads Senate demand for $1,200 stimulus checks over ‘Get-Out-of-Jail Free Card’ for corporations
“The American people need help and they need help now.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Wednesday, December 9 Rejecting the bipartisan coronavirus relief plan currently under negotiation on Capitol Hill as “totally inadequate,” Sen. Bernie Sanders…
Trump White House proposes Covid relief plan with $0 weekly unemployment boost
“The president’s proposal starts by cutting the unemployment insurance proposal being discussed by bipartisan members of the House and Senate. That is unacceptable.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Wednesday, December 9, 2020 The Trump White House…
Sanders opposed to relief plan that gives ‘no financial help’ to tens of millions of people
“Given the enormous economic desperation facing working families in this country today, I will not be able to support the recently announced Manchin-Romney Covid proposal unless it is significantly improved.” by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Friday,…
On the verge of renewed economic carnage,’ the Squad demands relief prioritizing working people
“The next Covid-19 relief package must include stimulus checks,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib. “There is no good reason to exclude it.” by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Sunday, December 6 With “the economy on the verge of…
12 Million set to lose jobless benefits after Christmas
‘About to Be Catapulted Off a Cliff’ Study Shows “With no end to the pandemic in sight, and a cutoff of nearly all federal unemployment benefits by year’s end looming on the horizon, inaction by Congress…
After installing Barrett, McConnell adjourns Senate for recess with no Covid relief in sight
“Small business owners, workers, and families are desperate for support—and lawmakers and the president abandoned them in order to focus on jamming through a historically non-transparent and extreme Supreme Court pick.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer…
Billionaire wealth has surged by $931 billion during seven months of pandemic, economic collapse
‘The Gilded Age is here again’ “The juxtaposition between surging billionaire wealth and the imploding livelihoods of ordinary Americans is grotesque and unseemly.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Tuesday, October 20 Over just the past seven…
Investing $2 trillion in US clean energy and infrastructure could create millions of ‘good jobs’
“We don’t have to choose between a strong economy or a healthy environment—we can have both,” says an EPI data analyst. by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Tuesday, October 20 Pursuing trade and industrial policies that boost…
Trump’s millionaire economic adviser celebrates ‘gales of creative destruction’ as millions lose their jobs and go hungry
“Wonder how the 14% of households with kids who reported that they didn’t get enough food to eat in the last seven days feel about the ‘gales of creative destruction.’” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Friday,…
As Pelosi battles White House, Ro Khanna says Democrats can win morally—and politically
‘Millions of Real People’s Lives Are at Stake’ “It is in the interest of progressive Democrats to show that government can be a force of good, and this is the time for us to act.” by…
Analysis shows Trump Covid-19 treatment would cost regular folks $100K
“We paid for this with our taxes. He doesn’t even pay taxes.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Wednesday, October 7 An analysis Wednesday by the New York Times estimating the treatment President Donald Trump received for…
Trump ended Covid relief talks after McConnell said Republicans wouldn’t vote for deal
‘Telling All Working People…to Drop Dead’ “Trump is turning his back on you,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. “He doesn’t care about workers and families. He only cares about himself.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Wednesday, October…
Despite mass suffering, GOP senators prepare to leave town without approving Covid relief
“Trump and his Senate allies have found time to fast-track their SCOTUS plans while Americans are continuing to suffer without a new relief package.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Thursday, September 24 An additional 1.5 million…
Survey shows nearly half in US suffering serious economic hardship—and situation ‘going to get worse’
“There is nothing for the people we surveyed who earn under $100,000 a year to fall back on.” by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Friday, September 11 As the United States endures its six month of the…
Double trouble for service workers: No jobs and little unemployment
by Wade Rathke Sunday, September 6, 2020 Pearl River There was a peculiar piece in the Wall Street Journal that left me scratching my head and then trying to remember, somewhat successfully, high school algebra….
As Trump takes victory lap, new jobs report reveals alarming surge in permanent unemployment
“Um…Mr. President, that’s not what it says” “The pain is nowhere near over for millions of workers and their families across the country.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Friday, September 4 President Donald Trump on Friday…
Number of unemployed people struggling to cover basic needs has nearly doubled since GOP killed $600 Federal boost
While Senate Republicans push for a “skinny” coronavirus relief bill, half of jobless Americans couldn’t pay for basic expenses in August, up from 27% in July. by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Wednesday, September 2 After Senate…
New unemployment claims again exceed 1 Million—A reminder that ‘Now isn’t the time to cut benefits that support jobs’
Some economists reiterated calls for extending the $600 weekly boost that’s opposed by Trump and congressional Republicans. by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Thursday, August 20 The U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday that national jobless claims last…
