Unemployment Benefits

Dueling accounts of a hotel job fair offer a choice: Blame lazy workers, or lousy jobs

Leave a Comment / low-wage jobs, unemployment / By max cyril

As [more] states cut off added federal unemployment aid to millions of workers, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are on the spot with dueling takes on the effects of the cut-offs. The picture you get of the situation in Missouri—one of the earliest states to end the benefits, on June 12—is very different depending which newspaper you’re …

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OVER 218,000 GEORGIANS TO LOSE ALL UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE WITHIN DAYS

Leave a Comment / Department of Labor, Pandemic, unemployment / By max cyril

NEW ESTIMATE OF GEORGIA PEUC RECIPIENTS SHOWS OVER 114,000 LONG-TERM JOBLESS FACING COMPLETE AID CUTOFF JUNE 26 An estimated 218,434 Georgians will abruptly lose all unemployment assistance at the end of this week, according to a new analysis released today by the National Employment Law Project (NELP). That figure comprises 114,820 long-term unemployed workers currently receiving extended weeks of …

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One Way to Boost Workers and the Labor Movement? Give Unions Power Over Unemployment Insurance.

Leave a Comment / benefits, unemployment, unemployment insurance, unions / By max cyril

A reform from Belgium in the early 1900s would both increase unemployment insurance benefits and decrease the cost of labor organizing. It’s time for the U.S. to embrace it. Despite keeping tens of millions of Americans afloat during the pandemic, expanded unemployment insurance (UI) only reached 41% of unemployed workers according to Professor Eliza Forsythe of the …

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Unemployment Benefits Protect Seasonal Workers

Leave a Comment / unemployment, unions / By max cyril

The Wisconsin state legislature wants to slash unemployment benefits. Seasonal workers rely on that money as job opportunities fluctuate throughout the year. This article is part of The Wisconsin Idea, an investigative reporting initiative focused on rural Wisconsin. Troy Brewer was pleased when the Milwaukee Bucks made the playoffs this year, and not just because he’s a big …

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IN 21 STATES ENDING ALL PANDEMIC UI PROGRAMS EARLY, 3 IN 4 WILL LOSE ALL JOBLESS AID

Leave a Comment / Department of Labor, Pandemic, Uncategorized, unemployment / By max cyril

Nearly 4 Million Workers to Lose Lifeline Unemployment Payments Starting June 12 NATIONWIDE — In the 21 states ending early their participation in all federal pandemic unemployment programs, three quarters of the workers now receiving jobless aid—nearly 2.3 million people—will be left with no state or federal jobless aid at all, according to a new analysis released …

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U.S. added 559,000 jobs in May and unemployment dropped to 5.8%

Leave a Comment / economy, Jobs, unemployment / By max cyril

After a disappointing April jobs report, May looked significantly better with 559,000 new jobs added to the economy, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s still a little short of the 650,000 jobs analysts predicted, but unemployment ticked down from 6.1% to 5.8%, the lowest since the coronavirus pandemic began in March 2020. “America is on the …

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How Cuts to Unemployment Benefits Will Hurt Rural People

Leave a Comment / Rural America, unemployment / By max cyril

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Republican governors in at least 22 states are ending federal unemployment assistance. The cuts will hit hard in rural areas and communities of color. After Lisa Wilkinson, 54, got laid off from her factory job in December 2019, she knew it would be difficult to …

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Democrats call for UI system fix as millions face another lapse in benefits

Leave a Comment / Pandemic, unemployment / By max cyril

Sen. Ron Wyden, the top Senate Democrat overseeing unemployment issues, is calling on Congress to give the Labor Department $500 million to shore up the bewildered state unemployment system. Hobbled by antiquated computer systems, state agencies responsible for paying out unemployment benefits have struggled to administer new emergency aid programs created for the millions of …

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Unemployment Money Chaos Redux?; Clawing Back Dough From the Rich

1 Comment / Income inequality, unemployment insurance / By max cyril

How many of you dealt with that chaos when it came to wrestling with the unemployment insurance system last year? Some of the rhetoric we heard was, “well that chaos was just the pandemic crush overwhelming the system”. Yes, that’s true in a very narrow sense—the system collapsed in many places, meaning people who were …

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“THIS IS NOT GOOD NEGOTIATING. THIS IS A COLLAPSE”–BERNIE SANDERS

Leave a Comment / Stimulus, unemployment / By max cyril

Late last night, Congress passed a $908 billion COVID relief bill that will extend unemployment benefits through the early spring, provide support for small businesses, schools, health care, nutrition, rental assistance, childcare, broadband, and the Postal Service, as well as funding to help distribute vaccines. This legislation also includes, importantly, a $600 direct payment for …

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