Shortcut Navigation:

Press Releases

Statement by Working America Executive Director Karen Nussbaum on February Jobs Report

March 9, 2012

There’s a lot of good news in today’s jobs report—a net 227,000 jobs added to our economy and other indicators pointing in the right direction. We’re encouraged by the steady growth in jobs.

Statement by Working America Executive Director Karen Nussbaum on January Jobs Report

February 3, 2012

While we welcome the news reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that 243,000 jobs were gained nationally as unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, these gains should not obscure the continued lack of relief for large segments of the population.

Statement by Working America Executive Director Karen Nussbaum on President Obama’s State of the Union Speech

January 25, 2012

We applaud President Obama’s announcement last night of the creation of a special unit to investigate the misconduct by Big Banks that plunged millions of working Americans—and the country—into financial collapse. We continue to urge him and state attorneys general to refuse a bad settlement deal around the foreclosure crisis that would cost banks little and do even less to help struggling working families.

Pressure Mounts to Investigate Banks for Foreclosure Fraud

January 23, 2012

As Bad Deal Looms, Working America Presses White House, Justice Dep’t for Bank Investigations, Homeowner Relief

Pressure Mounts to Investigate Banks for Foreclosure Fraud

January 23, 2012

As Bad Deal Looms, Working America Presses White House, Justice Dep’t for Bank Investigations, Homeowner Relief

Working America Urges Associate Att’y General Thomas Perrelli, President Obama to Hold Banks Accountable For Foreclosure Crisis

January 19, 2012

Tens of Thousands Support Investigation, Homeowner Restitution and Accountability

Working America Urges State Attorneys General and Obama Administration to Hold Big Banks Accountable for Foreclosure Crisis

January 11, 2012

Reported settlement terms offer slap on the wrist rather than real accountability

Working America Statement on December Jobs Report

January 6, 2012

The increase in jobs growth reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics—200,000 jobs gained as unemployment fell to 8.5 percent—is a modest improvement but one that remains virtually invisible to Working America’s 3 million members. Small improvements in jobs numbers are welcome news, but they are not enough.

Jobless Ohioans Protest Speaker Boehner’s Vote Against Unemployment Insurance

December 22, 2011

Working Families and Jobless Workers Gather to Condemn Inaction, Urge Leadership

New Mexico Families Gather to Urge Extension of Unemployment Benefits

December 21, 2011

As Deadline Looms, Workers Call for Swift Action in Washington, D.C.