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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Tier 5 Unemployment Extension: 99ers Call Falling on Deaf Ears of Congress?

Tier 5 Unemployment Extension: 99ers Call Falling on Deaf Ears of Congress? – Since the passage of the HR 4213 unemployment extension bill, millions of unemployed have started the call of a Tier 5 upon knowing that the bill did not include unemployment insurance benefits for them. What happened so far since then? Unfortunately, out [...]