Pledging
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- WORKER SAFETY
- LABOR DISPUTES
- UNEMPLOYMENT
In September 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, our unemployment rate was 7.9% and there were only 123 million full-time employees in the U.S. workforce. This was a significant decrease from a year earlier, when there were 131.7 million full-time employees. However, these figures did not count the number of unemployed people who have stopped looking for work or those who are underemployed. If these people were included, our actual unemployment rate would be nearly double what it is actually reported to be. In 2020, we passed several trillion-dollar stimulus packages which most economists agree helped slow our economic slide. Unemployment insurance is a major element of our government
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- I oppose reforming current unemployment policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader Charles Schumer (NY).
- I support requiring the Labor Department to develop, operate, and maintain a modular set of technology capabilities to modernize unemployment compensation technology by: 1.) Allowing the federal government to ensure a smooth administration of unemployment programs while still allowing states to adapt the technology to meet their unique programmatic needs. 2.) Establishing a Department of Labor Digital Services Team to assist states in implementation, support federal technology needs, and help states ensure timely and accurate delivery of payments, make the program more accessible, and better identify fraudulent claims. 3.) Requiring the use of best practices in cybersecurity, procurement, and transparency, including online claim filing systems to ensure that technology does not impede the ability of workers to access benefits. 4.) Ensuring that automated decision systems or algorithms used as part of the technology do not result in systemic bias. And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Sen. Ron Wyden (OR) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
- I support requiring the Labor Department to develop, operate, and maintain a modular set of technology capabilities to modernize unemployment compensation technology by:
1.) Allowing the federal government to ensure a smooth administration of unemployment programs while still allowing states to adapt the technology to meet their unique programmatic needs.
2.) Establishing a Department of Labor Digital Services Team to assist states in implementation, support federal technology needs, and help states ensure timely and accurate delivery of payments, make the program more accessible, and better identify fraudulent claims.
3.) Requiring the use of best practices in cybersecurity, procurement, and transparency, including online claim filing systems to ensure that technology does not impede the ability of workers to access benefits.
4.) Ensuring that automated decision systems or algorithms used as part of the technology do not result in systemic bias.
And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Sen. Ron Wyden (OR) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
Donation And By Writing A Letter To Your Representatives
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Pledge Period - Opening Date
April 19, 2021
Pledge Period - Closing Date
April 25, 2021
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April 26, 2021
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