FRI, JUNE 3 >> First Friday Vigil for Jobs in NYC
First Friday Vigil for Jobs - Come Stand With Us in Dallas, Dayton, New York City, and Syracuse to Send a Message to Washington, DC
Create a National Jobs Program
Joblessness and Service Cuts Must Not
Become the New “Normal”
Friday, June 3, 2011 • 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
in front of Sen. Schumer’s Manhattan office,
757 Third Ave. (East 47th– 48th Sts.)
Join the Vigil for Jobs on the First Friday of June BECAUSE…
This past year, one out of every four families in America has been affected by unemployment. In January of this year, 13.9 million persons were officially unemployed, and another 14.8 million persons, the “hidden unemployed,” wanted full-time work but were forced to work part-time or wanted a job but were not actively looking. The best way to solve this crisis is for the federal government to create a new national jobs program, similar to the innovative work programs created by President Roosevelt during the 1930’s Great Depression. Senator Schumer, as New York’s highest federal official, we urge you take our message to Washington.
Congress and the President must act immediately to:
· Pass H.R. 589 to extend emergency benefits for the long-term unemployed who have been jobless for longer than 93-99 weeks.
· Resume financial assistance to state and local governments to avoid massive layoffs in health care, education and other essential services and which will disproportionately affect women.
· Create “Green Jobs” in the United States and defund foreign wars and military bases.
Speakers at Vigil: Heidi Siegfried, Hunger Action Network; Jim Perlstein, Professional Staff Congress-CUNY; Owen Rogers, Fight Back; Neal Frumpkin, DC 37 Retirees' Association; Sid Socolar, Rekindling Reform; Jon Bloom, Workers Defense League; Trudy Goldberg, National Jobs for All Coalition; Gaby Moreno, National Organization for Women-NYS
Endorsed by: Alumni Association of Social Service Employees Union Local 371, DC 37 • Americans for Democratic Action, NYC Chapter • Communications Workers of America, Local 1180 • Democratic Socialists of America, NYC Chapter • Empire State Economic Security Campaign • FIGHT BACK • Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition • Healing of the Nations Fndtn, Rev. James Forbes, Jr., Pres. • Hunger Action Network of NY State • Job Party • Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, NYC Chapter • National Jobs for All Coalition • National Organization for Women – NYS • New York Jobs with Justice • Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, AFT Local 2334 • The American 99ers Union • U.S. Labor Against the War, NYC Chapter • Veterans for Peace, NYC Chapter • Workers Defense League, Inc. • Individual Endorsements, org. for identification only: Tom Anderson, Vice Chairman, Organization of Staff Analysts • Keith Brooks, United Federation of Teachers • Leslie Cagan, Co-Founder, Organization United for Peace and Justice • Barbara Garson, author • Connie Gruber • Martin Melkonian, Adj. Assoc. Professor, Hofstra University • Ed Ott, former Exec. Dir. NYC Central Labor Council • Dorothy Savage, Former Dir. of Education & Leadership Ministries, The National Council of Churches • Paul Vasquez, Pres. National Assoc. of Broadcast Employees & Technicians (NABET), CWA Local 16 • Julia Willebrand, delegate, U.S. Green Party Natl. Committee
Contact: National vigil coordinator Logan Martinez (937-433-8260 or 937-275-7259 or loganmartinez(at)hotmail.com; NYS vigil coordinator, Noreen Connell, 212-586-3257 or norconnell(at)aol.com
**Note: No Vigil will be held in May due to scheduling difficulties.**
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