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by Seth Michaels, Nov 17, 2009

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Seth Michaels is posting live from Washington, D.C.

Today at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and other leaders are launching a bold new agenda to create new jobs and turn around our economy.

Trumka is proposing five steps to help end the nation’s ongoing jobs crisis. In the face of a 10 percent official unemployment rate and millions more underemployed or struggling with long-term unemployment, Trumka says, we need immediate action to put people back to work. The five key steps are:

1. Extend the lifeline for jobless workers.

2. Rebuild America’s schools, roads and energy systems.

3. Increase aid to state and local governments to maintain vital services

4. Fund jobs in our communities.

5. Put TARP funds to work for Main Street.

America’s jobs situation would be even more dire without the economic stimulus program President Obama and Congress enacted, which has saved or created 1 million jobs. But the depth of this crisis demands that we do more—and that we do it now, before more people lose their jobs, their homes, their health care and their hope.

Follow us here to learn more about the agenda to create jobs now and build a stronger, fairer economy for the future.

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  1. Sarte on 17.11.2009 at 12:26 (Reply)

    6. Let’s mobilze millions and hit the streets.

    7. Call for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afganistan to inspire young people to join the labor movement (because card check is not going to do it).

    1. Peggydobbins on 18.11.2009 at 11:05 (Reply)

      I missed the live podcast and can’t find the complete text of Trumka’s speech. I had my fingers crossed he was going to present the case for tax credits for shorter hours. German workers have been a lot better protected from the suffering international bankers created than we have. Dean Baker at the Economic Policy Institute has recommended how something along these lines could work for us, and a senator from Rhode Island -reed?-) has inroduced a bill. day but not the pay.”

      burdenhttp://blog.aflcio.org/2009/11/16/trumka-to-launch-jobs-initiative-tomorrow/ on income workers would have lost putting in shorter hours businesses that avoid layoffs labor hours but

      1. Tula Connell on 18.11.2009 at 13:43 (Reply)

        Hi, Peggy:

        Full speech is here:
        http://www.aflcio.org/mediacenter/prsptm/sp11172009.cfm

        Tula

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