AFL-CIO: jobs campaign

AFL-CIO Online Mobilization

While Wall Street bankers and other Big Business titans bring home millions, the story for everyday working families is not so good. Job furloughs, wage freezes and layoffs are rampant across every sector of our economy.

Today, millions of teachers, police and firefighters, the backbone of our communities, are in trouble due to massive state and local government budget problems. We need to act now and act fast to save the good jobs people still have, while we rebuild our economy and create even more good jobs.

The Local Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4812) will do just that by pumping $100 billion directly into our communities to save and create more than 1 million jobs. Sponsored by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the bill would give America’s economy a shot in the arm and safeguard essential local services.

One hundred thirty-nine representatives already have signed on as co-sponsors. Tell your representative to co-sponsor the Local Jobs for America Act today.

We need to show there is broad support in Congress for this important bill. We can’t afford any more job losses. We need to create and save good local jobs and we need to do it now.

From saving teachers’ jobs and keeping class sizes manageable to keeping thousands of law enforcement officers on the beat, the Local Jobs for America Act will help ensure the services that make our communities livable and keep the unemployment rolls from growing.