Posted at https://www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/underemployment-just-isnt-working-us-part-time-workers Executive Summary By Lonnie Golden and Jaeseung Kim More than 10 years after the Great Recession, news stories abound about a healthy, robust economy with lower unemployment and underemployment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses a … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): One woman’s story: When I gave birth to my son four years ago, I had no idea what I was going to do for child care. I worked a full-time, non-flexible job from 9-5 pm, and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/20/blaming-flawed-and-sexist-capitalist-system-oxfam-report-finds-2153-billionaires Published on Monday, January 20, 2020 by Common Dreams “Our broken economies are lining the pockets of billionaires and big business at the expense of ordinary men and women. No wonder people are starting to question whether … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/09/fresh-calls-raisethewage-after-study-shows-1-increase-could-prevent-thousands Published on Thursday, January 09, 2020 by Common Dreams The House-approved Raise the Wage Act is among hundreds of bills sitting on the desk of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the self-declared “grim reaper” of progressive … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): As the calendar turned to January 2020, our Social Security benefits saw a 1.6% increase over last year’s, due to the automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). That amounts to just an average of $24 a month—a … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Recently, Congress passed a big end of year spending deal. That deal included a lump of coal for seniors and people with disabilities in the form of a miniscule budget increase for the Social Security … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/06/now-lets-do-everywhere-kansas-city-missouri-approves-free-public-transit-all Published on Friday, December 06, 2019 by Common Dreams Measure championed as “visionary” way to reduce inequality and better serve everyone in the community. By Julia Conley, staff writer The Kansas City Council unanimously voted Thursday to … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Call Monday, December 9! “We need you to ensure that any tax package passing this year must include improvements to the low-income tax credits: the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax … Continued
Posted at https://frac.org/news/snap-rule-would-take-food-from-people-in-need-in-areas-with-too-few-jobs Statement attributed to James D. Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, December 4, 2019 — Today, the Trump administration issued a final rule that would weaken the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the nation’s first defense against hunger — and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/03/report-details-how-social-security-has-become-rigged-wealthy-while-leaving-behind Published on Tuesday, December 03, 2019 by Common Dreams “The program’s become less progressive,” said Jim Roosevelt, a former Social Security Administration official and grandson of FDR. By Jake Johnson, staff writer Activists participate in a rally … Continued