Over 31 million Americans need our help! Idled by this Grave Recession, the unemployed, involuntary part-time workers and discouraged job hunters have run out of options. They need JOBS Now!
JOBS Now! is a comprehensive strategy to put millions of unemployed Americans back to work immediately. JOBS Now! calls for a second stimulus package, one focused on investing more in the manufacturing and transportation sectors of our economy and providing more skills training.
It is time to stop pointing fingers. It is time for Congress and the Obama Administration to act decisively. It is time to put Americans back to work. Only the federal government can make the massive investments required to stimulate our economy and generate sustained economic growth.
When over 31 million Americans are in trouble, every Machinists Union member needs to join the JOBS Now! campaign. Our emails, letters and meetings with Members of Congress can make a real difference. We can cause Congress to act. And we will!
Tell Congress America Needs JOBS Now!
JOBS! Facts:
15.1 million unemployed, 9.2 million involuntary part time workers, 5.6 million workers who looked for a job in the last year but could not find one, and 998,000 workers who dropped out of the workforce since May, 2009 -- that's over 31 million Americans idled by this Grave Recession.• Movin’ On Up: Reforming America’s Social Contract to Provide a Bridge to the Middle Class
• Job Watch www.jobwatch.org - Tracking jobs and wages
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Unemployment Map - Rates by County.
