Foreign Student Workers Protest Outside Hershey Plant

On Thursday afternoon, foreign student workers flooded the commercial district of Hershey, Pennsylvania—home of the Hershey Story museum and Hersheypark. The foreign students are in the United States legally through the federal J-1 visa, a summer work program that enables students from foreign universities to come to the United States to work. The idea behind [...]

No Tier 5 and HR 4213 Unemployment Extension Set To Expire: Congress Needs to Act Fast

No Tier 5 and HR 4213 Unemployment Extension Set To Expire: Congress Needs to Act Fast: Congress Needs to Act Fast – The US Congress midterm elections were finished but until now, no Tier 5 has been passed in the Congress. More so, the original unemployment extension entitled HR 4213 signed by President Obama last [...]

No Tier 5 Unemployment Extension for 99ers in Congress, What’s Left?

No Tier 5 Unemployment Extension for 99ers in Congress, What’s Left? – What happened to the Tier 5 unemployment extension bill of the 99ers? Until now, the Senate is prioritizing a lot of bills over the the much needed bill for the unemployed Americans. The existing unemployment extension bill called HR 4213 which was signed [...]

Tier 5 Unemployment Extension Bill Ignored: 2nd 99ers Rally Scheduled

Tier 5 Unemployment Extension Bill Ignored: 2nd 99ers Rally Scheduled -  Two months have passed already since the signing of the recent unemployment extension bill for those unemployed Americans. Named as “HR 4213?, this unemployment extension bill extends the filing deadline for unemployment insurance benefits which expired last June 2 to until November 30, 2010. [...]

Tier 5 Extension and American Wants to Work Act Latest Updates

Tier 5 Extension and American Wants to Work Act Latest Updates – I know that many are tired about the same old news about the Tier 5 Extension and about the future of 99ers. The fact however is that the American Wants to Work Act which contains the Tier 5 extension for 99ers is clearly [...]

It’s already Labor Day 2010! Where is the Tier 5 Extension?

Today is Labor Day and the whole nation commemorates Labor Day 2010 but where is the Tier 5 extension for 99ers? Most of these Americans have worked for so long and then all of a sudden because of economic recession they lost their job and now their present life and future is in peril. I [...]

Quotes and Text Messages for the 2010 Labor Day

Labor Day Quotes and Messages This Labor Day 2010- Today, September 6, 2010 is a Labor Day celebration in the United States. Labor Day 2010 brings us to a point to reflect on the welfare of the laborers and all workers. This welfare is not only concentrated on those who are working but also on [...]

Labor Day Weekend 2010: The Tier 5 Extension Update and Call

Labor Day Weekend 2010: The Tier 5 Extension Update and Call – It had been a month since President Barack Obama signed the Unemployment Extension Bill to help unemployed Americans but there is one piece of provision that was removed and left unattended. The Tier 5 extension provision for 99ers was left hanging and no [...]

Obama Speech August 31: Video and Reaction

Obama Speech August 31: Video and Reaction – President Barack Obama delivered a historical Presidential Address at the end of the month. This also makes a fresh beginning for the US foreign policy was we begin a new month, September and starts the long Christian Christmas Season. August is also the Muslim worldwide fasting month [...]

Tier 5 Unemployment Extension Update for the 99ers

Tier 5 Unemployment Extension Update for the 99ers (August 26, 2010) – It was said that the Tier 5 Extension was not in the calendar or agenda when the Senate resumes session after recess but we still have to verify on this issue. So far, as of today 33 states qualified for the Federally enacted [...]

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