Washington, D.C., May 23, 2011 – In his first move as a Republican presidential candidate, Tim Pawlenty came very close to endorsing the Union of Unemployed, nicknamed UCubed. “While not a full-throated endorsement,” explained UCubed Executive Director Rick Sloan, “the former Minnesota governor is whispering our tune.” In an internet ad released by Pawlenty’s presidential [...]

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by Joan McCarter Wed Feb 09, 2011 at 07:00:03 AM PST Those patriotic House Republicans have yet to introduce a serious jobs bill (they’ve been way too busy fighting the culture war and figuring out how to punish women). Maybe they should take a bit of time out from trying to invent legislative chastity belts [...]

BOB HERBERT Published: February 04, 2011 The data zealots have utterly discombobulated themselves. The data zealots have utterly discombobulated themselves. They were expecting something on the order of 150,000 new jobs number, but they were fully prepared to spin it as being pretty good. They thought the official jobless rate might hop up a tick [...]

Last night President Barack Obama issued a BURN NOTICE for jobless Americans. They are to remain in limbo — without jobs, without relief, without hope — until long after his term ends. Their careers, credit, savings and homes are forfeit. And the government he leads will do little to alleviate their distress. For the 99ers [...]

By Susan Page, USA TODAY The jobless have lost more than their jobs. In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of unemployed Americans, most of those surveyed have lost any optimism they will find a job soon or end up with work they really want to do. Two-thirds struggle to pay their bills. Nearly half have had [...]

By Susan Page, USA TODAY They aren’t unemployed, but they face problems nearly as serious. The underemployed are those who work part time when they want to work full time. A part-time job doesn’t prevent the financial problems that beset the jobless. The underemployed are more likely than the unemployed to say they are cutting [...]

The voters have a clear and dramatic message for the new Republicans in Congress and the President on the eve of his State of the Union Address: focus on jobs and the economy and show how America is going to be economically successful again. This is not a nuanced poll. If Democrats did not get [...]

Washington, D.C., January 07, 2011 – Ur Union of Unemployed today welcomed news of reduced unemployment for the month of December but warned that without a strategy to create at least 450,000 jobs each month, the U.S. economy will continue to struggle and stutter. “One hundred and three thousand Americans went back to work last [...]

While Congress spent the lame duck session passing tax breaks for the wealthy, DADT, START, and 9/11 responder assistance, it did not address one of the more tragic consequences of this jobless, slow-motion recovery, the growing population of 99ers — those who have exhausted all available unemployment benefits, in some cases up to 99 weeks. [...]