But a new brief from @nelp.org and @the75million.bsky.social finds a system built for male workers still excludes many women and compensates them less.
When workers lose a job, unemployment insurance is vital.
But a new brief from @nelp.org and @the75million.bsky.social finds a system built for male workers still excludes many women and compensates them less.
Let's #FixUI for working women: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
Image shows a woman in blue scrubs. The text reads: Why Women Need A Stronger Unemployment Insurance System
When workers lose a job, unemployment insurance is vital.
But a new brief from @nelp.org and @the75million.bsky.social finds a system built for male workers still excludes many women and compensates them less.
Let's #FixUI for working women: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
To support unemployed workers, policymakers must strengthen unemployment insurance. Here's what states should be doing now to support unemployed workers: www.nelp.org/explore-the-...
#FixUI
To support unemployed workers of all backgrounds, policymakers need to #FixUI.
Here's what states should be doing now to support unemployed workers: www.nelp.org/explore-the-...
Every worker, regardless of their immigration status, should be able to live and work with dignity and respect.
And anyone who is out of work should have access to unemployment insurance to sustain themselves while they find a new job. #FixUI
Here’s how states can act to strengthen their unemployment insurance systems to better support workers and families: uipolicyhub.org #FixUI
To support a broader range of unemployed workers, Congress must also enact the Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act, sponsored by @wyden.senate.gov, @bennet.senate.gov, & @beyer.house.gov. #FixUI beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
A troubling spike in initial unemployment insurance claims reported today for the week ending September 6.
The unemployment insurance system isn't ready to adequately support workers and the economy if we're heading toward a recession. It's past time to #FixUI fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1MerY
It's time to fix unemployment insurance. #FixUI A group of workers holding signs related to fixing unemployment insurance. Photo credit: Joe Piette.
Reliable data about the nation’s rising unemployment rate is also critical for enabling policymakers to address the needs of #workers who lose their #jobs. As #unemployment rises, #Congress must #FixUI.
Absolutely - here's what the federal government should be doing now to support unemployed workers: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
And here's what states can do: www.nelp.org/explore-the-...
#FixUI
Unemployment insurance is *critical* for workers and the economy, and the system needs a major overhaul.
This week @wyden.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov and @beyer.house.gov reintroduced their bill to #FixUI We need it! www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
It's time to fix unemployment insurance #FixUI
These newly unemployed workers deserve stability and support as they seek new work.
Congress and state legislators must act to fix unemployment insurance (UI) before a downturn hits. #FixUI
Blog: Keeping the Lights On: Why Unemployment Insurance Can't Wait. #FixUI A photo of an action to improve unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo credit: Joe Piette.
🛠️ #Unemployment needs fixing:
✅ Higher weekly benefits
✅ Longer duration
✅ Adjusted for cost of living
✅ Equitable, fast access
#Virginia just made progress—but more progress is needed both in the state and across the nation.
#FixUI now. Not later.
🔗 www.nelp.org/keeping-the-...
It's time to fix unemployment insurance. #FixUI Unemployed workers participate in a demonstration.
As recession fears rise, state + federal policymakers must #FixUI:
☑️ improve access
☑️ broaden eligibility
☑️ ensure benefit levels + duration meet workers’ needs
☑️ fix financing
Reforming Unemployment Insurance is a Racial Justice Imperative #FixUI The background photo is from an action in Philly calling to address problems unemployed workers encountered when trying to apply for unemployment insurance during the pandemic. Photo credit: Joe Piette.
“Reforming #unemployment insurance (UI) at the federal level is critical to advancing racial justice in the economy.”
Revisit our policy brief & learn why understanding the history of UI is critical to fixing its flaws: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
#FixUI
A powerful case for why New York must #FixUI including both “progressive taxation of employers…[and increasing] benefits levels, in line with the realities facing unemployed workers.” 👇
.@usatoday.com wrote an exclusive and urgent story on the need to #FixUI thanks to a new NELP report, “The Unemployed Worker,” co-authored by @amymtraub.bsky.social, @awhf.bsky.social, and Sanjay Pinto.
Read the story here: www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
It's time to fix unemployment insurance. #FixUI Unemployed workers participate in a demonstration.
That’s why states and Congress must act to #FixUI!
It's time to fix unemployment insurance #FixUI. A group of organizing workers hold signs calling to fix unemployment insurance during the pandmeic. Photo credit: Joe Piette
Congress and state legislators must act to fix unemployment insurance (UI) before a downturn hits. #FixUI
My first post, shares reflections from DOL DAS Britt Stich on the big steps forward on #unemployment insurance modernization in Wisconsin #FixUi blog.dol.gov/2024/11/13/r...
"States where most Black Americans live have the least accessible UI systems w/ the least generous benefits, shortest durations for receiving benefits + some of the most onerous requirements [it] is not a coincidence" via @epi-org.bsky.social #RootedinRacism #FixUI www.epi.org/publication/...
