The official unemployment rate calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics excludes people who have not actively sought a job in the preceding four weeks, as they are no longer considered part of the civilian labor force." - from this article...
💪🏼U.S. employers added a surprisingly robust 353,000 #jobs in January, a further sign of economic strength. Last month’s job gain topped the 333,000 that were added in December, and the #unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%, just off a half-century low -ABC #Bidenomics 💪🏼
The most frustrating part of trying to get #unemployment benefits in NY has been that every single time I call them, I get a message that says they're experiencing high call volume and to call back later. Every. Single. Time.
“The same moral principles and considerations apply to the issue of accepting #SocialSecurity, #unemployment insurance, or other payments of that kind. […] The victims, who opposed such laws, have a clear right to any refund of their own money—and they would not advance the cause of #freedom if they left their money, unclaimed, for the benefit of the #WelfareState administration.”
Today in Labor History December 27, 1913: IWW workers in Edmonton, Alberta Canada began a rebellion that ultimately forced the city to house 400 unemployed during winter. At the time, Edmonton, was a major railroad center. Thousands of workers from all over Canada and the U.S. had come for work, but ended up stuck there without jobs or money. The authorities refused to help. So, the IWW created the Edmonton Unemployed League. They demanded that the city provide work to everybody regardless of race, color or nationality. Furthermore, they demanded a wage 30 cents per hour and three 25-cent meal tickets per worker per day, redeemable at any restaurant in town. They backed these demands with mass protests that continued, despite police beatings and arrests. Finally, on January 28, 1914 the city council provided a large hall for the homeless, passed out the free meal tickets and hired 400 people on a public project.
So, the guy who called me with the surprise job interview was also quite irritated about disability accommodation stuff.
He asked if there was anything stopping me from working certain days or times. I responded that there wasn't, aside from the fact that I'm only cleared to work 15 - 22 hours a week by Centerlink.
He asked if that was counted across a week, fortnight, or month.. so could I work 40 hours in a week and have 3 weeks rostered off. I said that I thought Centerlink would allow that, but it's not something I was physically able to do.. which is why I'm only cleared for that many hours.
He explained that shifts run from 7.30am through to 1pm, and then 1pm through to 6pm.. and asked if I'd be able to work a double shift if someone didn't turn up or if they needed the extra help. I explained that I wouldn't be able to do that as a regular thing, but possibly could very occasionally. It depended on the type of work that it involved.
He said that while it was a receptionist job, it was 'very physically demanding', and that it involved being on my feet most of the day. I asked what "on my feet" entailed in this context. I explained that I could walk around for hours but that standing still for extended periods (honestly, standing still for more than a couple of minutes is painful) causes my back to lock up because of injuries sustained when I was a nurse. I have bulging and herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, and vertebral compression fractures.
I asked if sitting was an option, he said that there was a stool, but that using it meant that I wouldn't be able to pass clients the eftpos machine over the reception desk and wouldn't be able to get their details or greet them properly. He said that there was a fatigue mat to stand on.
I explained that I had a disability support officer at my employment service provider, and that I'd be happy to get her to call him. He said that he'd call her and never took her number.
The icing on the cake for me is that he's a chiropractor, and this was a job as a receptionist at a chiropractic clinic - so they're meant to know about disability and pain management, as well as know how damaging standing still for long periods can be.
This is the attitude when dealing with disability and disabled people.
He's legally obligated to provide "reasonable accommodations", but he'll just find another reason to not hire a disabled person.
*yes, I know that chiropracty is a dangerous sham. I need to apply for jobs because I'm poor, disabled, and on benefits that don't cover even a fraction of my living costs.
"According to economist Steven Rattner of Morning Joe, the United States has now had 26 consecutive months—more than two years—of unemployment under 4%, the longest stretch of unemployment that low since the late 1960s.
Rattner pointed out that immigrants have helped to push U.S. growth since the pandemic by adding millions of new workers to the labor market."
Today in Labor History October 24, 1929: The NY Stock Exchange lost 11% of its value in one of the most devastating stock market crashes in the history of the US. It marked the beginning of the Great Depression, which saw unemployment in the U.S. rise to 25% and as high as 33% in other countries. Farming communities were particularly hard hit, with crop prices falling by 60%. The depression coincided with the Dust Bowl, further exacerbating the loan defaults and suffering in the Midwest. Hundreds of thousands of Americans became homeless, and began congregating in shanty towns that were known as "Hoovervilles." In 1933, Congress passed the Glass–Steagall Act mandating a separation between commercial banks and investment banks, in hopes of averting another similar crash. However, there have since been two stock market crashes worse than Black Thursday: The Black Monday of October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones fell 22.6%, and the Black Monday of March 16, 2020, when the stock market fell by 12.9%. Both saw bigger percentage drops than any single day of the 1929 crash.
as i have said before, if you are in #tech you mostly likely were in work environment that looked down on other workers & rejected #labor#unions as unnecessary because, well you don't need them because you make the most money as a worker.
but guess what: you're still a worker. you're still from the working class.
we need y'all high-earners organizing and demanding your #unemployment benefits.
THIS IS POLITICAL PRAXIS. students in campuses are in tents, you're at the unemployment office 🧵
Previously capped at age 49, the work mandate will now incorporate a new sliver of the population, for whom unemployment will preclude benefits: able-bodied adults without dependent children, ages 50-54
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#Trump warned that if he was not elected president in #2024, the US would see its economy plunge into a “1929”-era #depression. His words arrived as the #DowJones Industrial Average hit a record high Wed….
Trump… (was) the first president since Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression to leave the country w/fewer jobs by the end of his one-term presidency…
under Trump’s admin the #unemployment rate surged to 14.7%….
Today in Labor History March 6, 1930: 100,000 people demonstrated for jobs in New York City. Demonstrations by unemployed workers, demanding unemployment insurance, occurred in virtually every major U.S. city. In New York, police attacked a crowd of 35,000. In Cleveland, 10,000 people battled police. In Detroit, the Communist Party organized an underemployment demonstration. Over 50,000 people showed up. Thousands took to the streets in Toledo, Flint and Pontiac. These demonstrations led to the creation of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), sponsored by Republican congressman Hamilton Fish, with the support of the American Federation of Labor, to investigate and quash radical activities.
Today in Labor History March 30, 1930: Hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers demonstrated in thirty cities. 35,000 marched in New York City and were violently assaulted by the police. At the time, there was virtually no formal aid available for the unemployed or poor. The ruling elite feared that workers would choose the dole over work if given the choice. So, they opposed unemployment insurance. Even the AFL opposed unemployment insurance because it saw itself as the representative of skilled workers only. It didn’t care about unskilled factory workers. The demonstrations were organized by the Communist Party, with the goal of overthrowing capitalism.
LAID OFF #TECH WORKERS NEED TO ORGANIZE MORE THAN EVER
as high-income earners, you will be encouraged to NOT file for #unemployment, #Medicaid#FoodStamps#HousingRelief even #SocialSecurity. why? you're denying BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to the political kakistocracy who line their pockets with the money y'all don't claim
People who 'stop looking for work' are no longer counted as 'unemployed.' How do you *stop* looking for work if you need money to survive?
The official unemployment rate calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics excludes people who have not actively sought a job in the preceding four weeks, as they are no longer considered part of the civilian labor force." - from this article...
Connecticut adds 5,000 jobs in May as summer hiring ramps up (www.ctinsider.com)
Connecticut's unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percent last month, which is the lowest level...