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Dear President Obama and Congressional Leaders,
We, the undersigned, urgently and respectfully request that you join the National Urban League in the War on Unemployment. As we fight wars overseas, fight the budget deficit, fight to raise the debt-ceiling, we stand on behalf of the more than 14 million Americans who are unemployed, asking for your help in fighting the continuing joblessness that has plagued this economic recovery.
Click here to read and sign the National Urban League open letter to the President and Congress.
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE’S OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS DRAWING OVERWELMING SUPPORT FOR THE WAR ON UNEMPLOYMENT
Need for Jobs Plan More Urgent Due to Program Cuts
NEW YORK (August 2, 2011) -- Nearly 2,000 people have signed the National Urban League’s Open Letter to the President and Congress, urging their support in the War on Unemployment.
“The program cuts included in the debt ceiling compromise that passed the Senate today could deepen the unemployment crisis,” said National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial. “It’s more urgent than ever that the nation develop a comprehensive jobs plan that includes direct job creation.”
The National Urban League released the letter on Wednesday in Boston during its Conference, themed “Jobs Rebuild America.” Click here to read and sign the National Urban League open letter to the President and Congress.
“As we fight wars overseas, fight the budget deficit, fight to raise the debt-ceiling, we stand on behalf of the more than 14 million Americans who are unemployed, asking for your help in fighting the continuing joblessness that has plagued this economic recovery,” the letter reads. The full letter can be read and signed online here.
“The War on Unemployment has two immediate battles,” Morial said. “We must battle against program cuts that affect people in the areas of job training, aid to education, housing and community and economic development which give Urban League Affiliates the tools that they need to be economic first responders. Extreme budget cuts will cause more job losses, particularly in state and local governments, at a time when we cannot afford to lose a single additional job. The second battle is a battle for a targeted jobs plan that benefits America’s Urban Communities.”
The National Urban League’s 12-Point Plan for Job Creation offers a dozen dynamic and imaginative measures to put Urban America back to work, including direct job creation, urban job academies, green empowerment zones and expansion of small business lending. The full plan can be found here.
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The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the National Urban League spearheads the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of programs, public policy research and advocacy. Today, there are more than 100 local affiliates in 36 states and the District of Columbia, providing direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than 2 million people nationwide.
