Archive for November 2010
Contact your Senator
Posted on Monday, November 22, 2010 at 7:23 AM by
Please join us and send a letter to your
Senators on supporting millions of Americans who are out of work through
no fault of their own. Tell them this should take priority over
irresponsible tax cuts benefiting only the wealthiest two percent!
On Dec. 1, less than two weeks from now, the
unemployment insurance program covering 2 million Americans will end. If
Congress fails to act before then to extend the program, these
struggling Americans will be left with no income. Worse yet, over the
next five months, the total could rise to nearly 6 million unemployed
Americans, further slowing our recovering economy and, in turn,
resulting in more job loss.
While time runs out for struggling Americans’
unemployment insurance, Congress is considering extending tax cuts for
the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. These cuts would limit the
federal government’s ability to provide much-needed support to states
and funding for critical education, health and job-training programs,
since they would increase the deficit by $700 billion over the next 10
years.
Contact your Senator today by logging on to
Scroll down the page until you see:
Tell your Senators to vote to
continue unemployment insurance to the end of 2011 AND to oppose
extension of the Bush tax cuts, which benefit only America’s wealthiest
two percent.
If Congress fails to extend
the unemployment insurance program, 2 million struggling Americans will
be left with no income starting on December 1. This will slow an
already-sluggish economic recovery and could result in further job loss.
At the same time, extending
tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans will increase the deficit and
limit the federal government’s ability to fund critical education,
health, and job training programs.
Tell your Senators that we
need to support millions of Americans who are out of work through no
fault of their own, instead of extending an irresponsible tax cut
benefitting only the wealthiest two percent.
Thank you for your support
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Dress code update / Tech resources
Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 at 7:39 AM by
The new board-approved dress code for staff has been
posted, see the link on the left.
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