Call to Action: People's Bailout Now!!

[Omaha Steve]

National Week of Action December 7-13

As many predicted, the Wall Street Bailout has proven to be the gross give-away to the same financial bigwigs that have been pocketing millions while wrecking the real economy. Little or no benefit has gone to the working people and the real economy, at a time that we face the greatest economic crisis since the 1930s. By the time Obama is sworn in, hundreds of thousands of additional people will lose their jobs, lose their homes and lose their health care.

It's time for a "People's Bailout" that fixes the real economy, restores a voice for working people in challenging corporate greed, provides emergency help to the victims of the crisis and begins building a fair economy that works for all, addressing crises in housing, health care, jobs, retirement security and the environment.



Jobs with Justice coalitions and ally organizations are calling for a Week of Actions around the country that educate and mobilize in support of a Peoples Bailout.

What you can do:

1. Contact your local JwJ coalition to get involved in activities in your area. We will post a list of actions next week.
2. Organize your own event. Visit www.jwj.org/bailout to download an organizing kit and let us know what you are planning

Immediately we call for:

* Pass an economic stimulus/recovery package, on the scale of the emergency we face, that addresses emergency needs and supports jobs in the real economy;
* Pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA);
* Stop evictions due to foreclosures;
* Emergency action so people losing jobs don't lose health care.

Lay the groundwork for a long-term recovery program including:

* Green jobs and clean energy;
* Restore worker justice, including EFCA and other reforms;
* Health care for all;
* Retirement security;
* Re-regulate the finance system and make the speculators pay to clean-up their mess
* Fair policies on Trade and Migration that honor workers here and abroad

Jobs with Justice is calling for this national week of action across the country, in coordination with groups such as Institute for Policy Studies, US Action, American Friends Service Committee, National Community Reinvestment Coalition.

Visit www.jwj.org/bailout for more information.

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