Op-Ed Columnist By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: January 2, 2011 If there’s one piece of economic wisdom I hope people will grasp this year, it’s this: Even though we may finally have stopped digging, we’re still near the bottom of a very deep hole. Why do I need to point this out? Because I’ve noticed many [...]

Would you like to tell your local media what you think about the current debacle in Washington regarding extending unemployment benefits? Or perhaps, you want to share your story. Ur Union of Unemployed’s (UCubed) Legislative Action Center not only allows you to email your Congressperson or the White House – it also allows you to [...]

Food Stamp Use, by State Sara Murray, The Wall Street Journal More people tapped food stamps to pay for groceries in September as the recession and lackluster recovery have prompted more Americans to turn to government safety net programs to make ends meet. Some 42.9 million people collected food stamps last month, up 1.2% from [...]

On November 30th, federal unemployment insurance or UI as its known by, ended for more than 800,000 workers. If Congress doesn’t act, millions more will join that number by the end of the year.

Losing a job changes a lot of things for a family but not just in the financial sense. New evidence compiled by experts at the Economic Policy Institute in DC say with permanent job loss comes permanent effects on the children in the family.

Last chance! Congress must pass a year-long extension of unemployment benefits before the holidays. Unless Congress reauthorizes the current program before it expires on November 30th, jobless benefits will be cut off for about 2 million workers by the end of December. Act now. Participate in the Unemployment Insurance Lobby Day on Wednesday, December 1st.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in the House on Thursday blocked a bill that would have extended jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed beyond the holiday season. An extension of jobless benefits enacted this summer expires Dec. 1, and unless they are renewed, two million people will lose benefits averaging $310 a week nationwide by the [...]

Dear Madam Speaker: Don’t abandon the jobless. Many did vote Republican. Many, many more voted for your Democratic colleagues. The jobless, how ever they voted, were not casting ideological or partisan ballots. Their ballots were cries for help, cries from the heart to go back to work, to rebuild their lives. And they sought help [...]

WASHINGTON — Those who wanted Congress to reauthorize extended unemployment insurance this summer often assumed that Democrats who opposed the benefits were just posing as deficit hawks to impress voters during an election year. Read more at Huffington Post.

INDIANAPOLIS — Armed security guards will be on hand at 36 unemployment offices around Indiana in what state officials said is a step to improve safety and make branch security more consistent. Read full article at TheIndyChannel.com.