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The number of job openings in the U.S. economy is rising for the first time since April, a strong signal that the economic recovery is holding. The Associated Press reported:

“ Job openings rose in July after two months of declines, a positive sign that companies could step up hiring in the coming months.

“The Labor Department says the number of jobs advertised rose by 6.2 percent to 3.04 million. That's the highest total since April, when temporary census hiring inflated that month's figure.”

This news follows the announcement that the month of August represents the eighth straight month of private sector job growth.  Congressional Democrats have worked tirelessly to improve the economy after pulling the nation out of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression:

• Democrats approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which is responsible for approximately 3 million jobs.
• Democrats approved The Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act which saves or creates 319,000 local jobs across the country, including 161,000 teacher jobs.
• Democrats fought on behalf of unemployed Americans by extending unemployment benefits for 2.5 million people out of work due to no fault of their own.

Chairman Miller has been a strong advocate for additional job creation as the author of the Local Jobs for America Act, which would help create and save public and private sector jobs and restore vital services in local communities.

More information about the work Miller has done to save jobs

The Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, signed into law in August, will save or create an estimated 319,000 American jobs in local communities, including 161,000 teacher jobs. 

States are applying for and receiving funds:

On Friday, the Department of Education authorized $1.2 billion for California as part of the recently passed Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. That money should help return an estimated 16,500 teachers to their jobs in California.

One school district is already putting that money to good use. With their share, the Vallejo school district has the money to pay the teachers they hired back earlier this month in order to bring K-3 classes back down to 28 students.

District spokeswoman Tish Busselle said:

"The jobs bill has become a great relief because we still don't have a state budget," she said.

In early August, State Administrator Richard Damelio agreed to give 20 laid-off Vallejo teachers their jobs back as a way to prevent K-3 classes from increasing to 31 students.

All told, some 38 teachers were brought back recently, though the unresolved state budget casts uncertainty on school district funding levels.

The teachers were laid off in anticipation of state funding cuts, but were hired back just prior to the start of the new school year.

You can learn more about the emergency teacher jobs bill and see how many estimated teachers will be back in the classroom because of the efforts by Chairman Miller and the rest of the Democratic Caucus.

Last week, the House approved H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. President Obama signed the legislation into law the very same day, sending $10 billion to local school districts to prevent education layoffs and rehire teachers who had already received pink slips. The law is expected to save the jobs of 161,000 American teachers, and is already impacting communities across the county. Today’s Miami Herald reported that the Broward County School Board recently approved plans to rehire nearly 100 teachers due to the influx of federal aid:

“With days to go before classes begin, the Broward County School Board gave the OK Tuesday for its superintendent to start recalling nearly 100 laid-off teachers and other teachers whose work has been curtailed.

“Broward schools will receive about $54 million to rehire teachers and other employees, thanks to a new federal stimulus package with $10 billion earmarked for education jobs.”

Chairman Miller has been a lead congressional advocate for emergency aid to stop teacher layoffs, saying on many occasions, “We can’t allow a child’s education to become a casualty of what is happening in our economy.”

Miller proposed a $23 billion dollar emergency “Education Jobs Fund” in late 2009 and authored the Local Jobs for America Act, which would help save local communities from devastating public sector layoffs. 

Yesterday, President Obama signed H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, legislation that will prevent mass teacher layoffs, keep police and firefighters on the job, and close tax loopholes that encourage corporations to ship American jobs overseas. The new law will save or create 319,000 American jobs in local communities, including 161,000 teacher jobs. These much-needed funds are expected to reach the states in 45 days. Communities across the country are already celebrating the passage of this legislation:

The News-Leader of Springfield, Mo. reported:

“The bill would send Missouri $292 million for Medicaid and $189.7 million to help cash-strapped schools rehire staff or prevent future layoffs. The education funding will save 3,000 jobs statewide and more than 1,200 in the 4th, 7th and 8th congressional districts. The Medicaid funding would help states meet other budget needs, such as keeping thousands of police officers, nurses and other public workers employed.”

Montana’s Great Falls Tribune passed on similar news:

“Montana will receive $38 million in Medicaid funding and $30.7 million to avoid layoffs, mostly of K-12 teachers, from the bill. The U.S. Education Department estimates that the money will save about 700 teachers' jobs in Montana.”

California’s Coachella Valley will also benefit greatly, according to The Desert Sun:

“Valley schools may be able to rehire teachers and shrink the size of classes when school starts now that a $26 billion jobs bill has become law.

“‘I guess there is such a thing as Christmas in August,’ said Ricardo Medina, superintendent of Coachella Valley Unified School District.”

Chairman Miller appeared on MSNBC yesterday morning to voice his passionate support for the legislation and discuss why job creation is vital to the economic recovery:

“What we’re talking about is creating jobs for teachers, for firemen, for police, for nurses – the people that hold our public spaces together in this country. And we should not have our children lose a year’s education because the Republicans refuse to create jobs.

“And you know what they call teachers and firemen and nurses and policemen with jobs? You know what small businesses call them? They call them customers.”

Chairman Miller spoke passionately on the floor of the House of Representatives about the importance of H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act because he believes that “with this vote today, we’re taking decisive action to prevent our children from becoming victims of this economy by ensuring more teachers remain in the classroom. This legislation won’t save every job but it will certainly provide much-needed relief and a critical lifeline to schools. It was the right decision to come back to Washington to take this important vote."

“It’s not the first time this Congress has voted to support jobs, teachers and the future of this country. And we are not done working to rescue this economy. Sadly, it is also not the first time Republicans have voted against jobs and against assistance for families across the country.”

Later today, the House will vote on H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. It provides $10 billion for additional support to local school districts to prevent imminent layoffs. The latest estimates from the Department of Education are that this fund will help keep 161,000 educators employed this coming school year. It pays for these additional funds by closing loopholes that encourage corporations to ship jobs overseas.

Last week, the Washington Post editorial board didn't think it was important to save teacher jobs. In Chairman Miller's letter to the editor  today, he sets them straight about the importance of saving teacher jobs:

It is disappointing that The Post's editorial board, which consistently supports school reform, opposes efforts to keep teachers in the classroom by way of a $10 billion education jobs package ["Throwing money at education," editorial, Aug. 6]. Across the country, damaging budget cuts have forced school districts to lay off hundreds of thousands of employees, shorten school years and increase class sizes -- to the detriment of students. All of these decisions were based on decreased revenue, largely due to the financial crisis that was no fault of any principal, teacher or student. 

This emergency investment in our schools will save teacher jobs and keep students in their classrooms, learning, growing and succeeding. If we were to take the path suggested by The Post, we would let our schools suffer, stifle our students' futures and reverse the progress made in schools under the Obama administration. Congress won't let that happen.

This morning Chairman Miller appeared on MSNBC to explain why the House is returning from its 6-week district work period to vote on this important piece of legislation. Watch him after the jump:

The House will reconvene for a rare August vote today to approve H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, and send it to President Obama for his signature.  The bill is expected to save approximately 161,000 teacher jobs nationwide.

This morning Chairman Miller appeared on MSNBC to explain why the House is returning from its 6-week district work period to vote on this important piece of legislation.

Chairman Miller also wrote a letter to the editor about the importance of saving teacher jobs.

After the Senate passed the measure last week, Chairman Miller said:

“I applaud the Senate for passing this emergency legislation that protects not only our teacher jobs but our economic competitiveness. Next week, my colleagues and I in the House will return to Washington to take this important vote -- a vote we’ve taken twice already in the House -- to keep thousands of teachers in their jobs. We need this bill to ensure our teachers remain in the classroom and our students continue to learn. It’s clear our students, our teachers and our country will reap the benefits of our decisive action. This investment will save jobs and help prevent districts from shortening the school year, increasing class sizes and closing libraries in the wake of horrific and damaging budget cuts. While this latest round of funding isn’t enough to avert all layoffs, it is a critical investment in our children and in our future.”

USA Today reported this morning on a recent trend in manufacturing: reshoring. Large companies are beginning to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. USA Today reports:

“A small but growing band of U.S. manufacturers — including giants such as General Electric (GE), NCR (NCR) and Caterpillar (CAT)— are turning the seemingly inexorable offshoring movement on its head, bringing some production to the U.S. from far-flung locations such as China. Others that were buying components overseas are switching to U.S. suppliers.

“Ford Motor said Wednesday that it's bringing nearly 2,000 jobs to its U.S. plants by 2012 from suppliers, including those in Japan, Mexico and India.”

Democrats in Congress recently unveiled their new “Make it in America” initiative to build on this trend and create new jobs here in the U.S. Just today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the U.S. added 36,000 manufacturing jobs during July 2010. Next week, the House will vote on a bill to close tax loopholes that encourage big corporations to ship American jobs overseas.

On Thursday, President Obama visited a Chicago Ford plant, praising the company’s commitment to selling American cars overseas. During a speech to Ford employees he stated:

“… Ford has also committed to selling more of the cars you build around the world, including the Explorer that you manufacture right here -- we’re going to sell it in up to 90 countries.”

During his visit, the President also announced “a new $250 million Export-Import Bank loan guarantee for Ford” from the Department of Energy that will allow the company to continue creating American manufacturing jobs. CNN reported on the positive impact to the Chicago plant:

“The company recently announced that the Chicago plant is adding 1,200 new jobs. The positions were made possible by the new Department of Energy loans aimed at helping companies retool their plants to make more fuel-efficient vehicles.”

Based on analysis from the Council of Economic Advisors of projected State budget shortfalls for FY 2011, we estimated that as many as 100,000 to 300,000 education jobs could be at risk across the country in the upcoming school year.

We know States and districts are working hard to find ways to minimize job losses and keep cuts away from classrooms, but some are making cuts that we know will have an impact on kids. Furlough days, cutting after school programs, and cutting or reducing summer school are some of the tough choices being made when we know we need to be expanding learning time.

We also know these job losses would ripple through the wider economy and undercut ongoing efforts to create jobs.

That is why the House will take a rare August vote to pass this legislation and send it to President Obama for his signature prior to the start of the new school year.

See below the fold for a table of each state's allocation and an estimation of teacher jobs saved. [Updated to reflect new projection on August 9, 2010]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the availability of $25 million to help retain employees working for companies that will service loans under the new Direct Lending Program.  By transitioning to all Direct Lending and eliminating wasteful subsidies to private bankers, this Democratic Congress was able make college dramatically more affordable by investing billions of dollars in additional student aid – all at no new cost to taxpayers.

Below is a statement from Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, author of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act:

“Secretary Duncan has taken an important step forward today for America’s workers and the future of this country. By getting this money out the door quickly, he’s accomplished the critical tasks of both helping to save jobs and retrain and retain workers while also ensuring our student loan programs are operating in the best interest of students and families working hard to pay for college.”

Read the Department’s full release.

More information about investments in students and families.

Huffington Post highlights the plight faced by local communities all across the country tightening budgets and decreasing local tax revenue. Students Fight To Make Sure Their Teachers Aren't Fired details the grassroot efforts by a community in California that is trying to ensure their favorites aren't laid off at the end of the school year.

Tonight, in a little strip-mall office next to the local Safeway, a teenage student from Alameda, California will spend the evening dialing up strangers to make an earnest request: please save my school.

The budget ax is about to fall on this Bay Area city. Seven million dollars in K-12 education cuts are planned this year, nearly $10 million will be lopped off next year, and a massive $17 million cut looms in 2012. A few weeks ago, Alameda's Board of Education handed out pink slips to 130 teachers, administrators and staff.

"This is the worst yet," said Superintendent Kirsten Vital, a 20-year veteran of California's education system. "I've never seen anything like it."

The AP reports that high school students face hard lesson in economics due to increasing cuts in teachers, programs and other important school staff.

Across the country, mass layoffs of teachers, counselors and other staff members — caused in part by the drying up of federal stimulus dollars — are leading to larger classes and reductions in everything that is not a core subject, including music, art, clubs, sports and other after-school activities.

Educators and others worry the cuts could lead to higher dropout rates and lower college attendance as students receive less guidance and become less engaged in school. They fear a generation of young people could be left behind.

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"Literally tens of millions of students will experience these budget cuts in one way or another," said Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who is urging Congress to provide another round of emergency funding for schools. "If we do not help avert this state and local budget crisis, we could impede reform and fail another generation of children."

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has introduced legislation that would create a $23 billion fund to help schools retain teachers, principals and other staff members. The fate of the bill is uncertain.

The American Association of School Administrators estimates that 275,000 education jobs will be cut in the coming school year, based on an April survey. Other AASA surveys found that 52 percent of administrators plan to cut extracurricular activities, and 51 percent are reducing elective courses not required for graduation.

As Chairman Miller said, "Our responsibility to keep the economic recovery moving forward has not ended. That’s why I introduced the Local Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4812) earlier this year. It will create up to a million jobs quickly in both the public and private sectors and help restore vital services that families rely on. I am pleased to see so many of my colleagues support this legislation and that Senator Sherrod Brown announced he will be introducing a companion bill in the Senate.”

Today, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs issued the following statement, emphasizing the President’s emphatic support for emergency legislation to help prevent teacher layoffs and create and save 300,000 education jobs.

“As the House prepares to vote on the emergency spending bill today, communities across this country are facing an education crisis with hundreds of thousands of teachers at all levels at risk of losing their jobs.The President shares the concern of millions of Americans  that cuts to state and local budgets are forcing states and localities to cut education spending drastically, impacting the learning and growth of our nation’s children. While some states may not feel the impact yet, there are thousands of teachers who will receive pink slips in the coming months.  The President strongly supports targeted aid focused on preventing these  teacher layoffs in order to stem the education crisis.”

The House Appropriations Committee will vote on the legislation later today. [Note: This vote was postponed.]

U.S. Rep. George Miller, chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, and a lead champion to help save teacher jobs, applauded the White House for their clear message.

“The President knows the desperate situation in our schools. He knows the cost of inaction for our schools, our teachers, our students, our families and our communities. Today, he’s sent us the clear message that Congress has to act now to help prevent these layoffs that would punish teachers, devastate communities and set back the significant progress out students are making in school. ”

Yesterday, the White House released state-by-state estimates of the number of jobs that will be saved or created through the $23 billion Education Jobs Fund.

View the state-by-state job estimates.

View the White House fact sheet, “Keep Our Teachers Working”

The Economic Policy Institute released an analysis today about the economic impact and cost of the Local Jobs for America Act. What they found was:

By preserving and creating jobs in communities around the country, the Local Jobs for America bill would lead to higher income and payroll tax receipts and reduce spending for safety net programs, ultimately offsetting an estimated $39 billion of the bill's $75 billion in outlays.

EPI also calculated that the legislation would indirectly create an estimated 150,000 jobs – jobs supported by the spending of workers whose jobs were directly created or saved.

“Our nation’s budding economic recovery can ill afford another round of significant layoffs,” said Rep. George Miller , lead sponsor of the Local Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4812) and chair of the House Education and Labor Committee. “This analysis confirms that keeping Americans working is more beneficial to our economy than handing them a pink slip.”

To prevent cuts to vital local services, part of the legislation would provide $75 billion over two years directly to local communities to stop planned cuts or to hire back 675,000 workers for local services. EPI’s analysis of this part of the legislation found that almost $39 billion of the cost would be offset because it would keep taxpayers on payrolls and reduce spending on unemployment and other social safety net benefits.

“[The Local Jobs for America Act’s] net cost will be much lower than advertised as it puts people back to work and turns them into tax-payers rather than benefit-collectors,” the EPI analysis concluded.

The bill also would provide $24 billion to states to help support 250,000 education jobs, put 5,500 law enforcement officers on the beat, and retain, rehire, and hire firefighters. The Local Jobs for America Act would also fund approximately 50,000 additional private-sector on-the-job training positions to help local businesses put people back to work. Workers would be able to acquire core job skills and important work experience for private employers.

See the estimated number of jobs created or saved in local communities, which is part of why more than 300 national and local organizations have announced their support of the Local Jobs for America Act.

The White House has a blog post about the upcoming financial crisis that many states are facing and the cuts to education they will have to make.

President Obama said:

And it’s why, through our recovery efforts, we’ve provided emergency aid that saved the jobs of more than 400,000 teachers and other education jobs -– and why I believe these efforts must continue. I believe these efforts must continue as states face severe budget shortfalls that put hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk. We need and our children need our teachers in the classroom. We need your passion and your patience, your skill and experience, your determination to reach every single child.

The White House says, "Now we need swift, bold action from Congress to respond to state and local budget cuts that are placing public education at risk and endangering teacher jobs.  Thanks to the leadership of Senator Harkin and Congressmen Miller and Obey, we have legislation to avert this crisis."

Chairman Miller has been making the case that that additional funding for states is vital to our continued economic expansion. He was a co-sponsor of the Jobs for Main Street Act that passed the House in December and waits on Senate action.

Chairman Miller along with House Democrats and a bipartisan group of mayors are behind the Local Jobs for America Act, authored by Rep. George Miller, that will save and create jobs quickly in both the public and private sectors and help restore vital services that families and local communities rely on.

See the Obama Administration’s letter of strong support to Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid on this legislation.

Teacher job crisis looming

The American Association of School Administrators recently estimated that budget cuts will leave 275,000 educators out of work in the 2010-11 school year. In addition, Dr. Lawrence Mishel of the Economic Policy Institute estimates that for every 100,000 education jobs lost, 30,000 jobs will be lost in other sectors because of the lost spending by schools and the laid-off educators.  A loss of 275,000 education jobs would translate into more than 82,000 job cuts in other industries.

Committee Chairman Miller: “Teacher layoffs threaten our economic recovery and long-term stability at every level. Our teachers can’t afford to lose their jobs, our children can’t afford to lose a year of learning, and our nation can’t afford to stall the progress we’ve made to get our economy back on track.”

Watch Chairman Miller speak about investing in education jobs through the Local Jobs for America Act at a press event:



Local Jobs for America Act can help

The Local Jobs for America Act, introduced earlier this year, would invest $75 billion directly in local communities to save and create jobs in both the public and private sectors and restore vital services that families rely on.  The bill also includes an additional $24 billion investment to support 250,000 education-related jobs, including teachers, janitors, cafeteria workers, guidance counselors and principals.


In related news: yesterday, on National Teacher Day, the Committee held a hearing to examine how to best support teachers and leaders in schools. Studies show that teachers are the single most important factor in affecting student achievement.

CNN reports that more than 80% of school districts to cut jobs. According to the article, "a total of 275,000 education jobs are expected to be cut in 2011." The Local Jobs for America Act contains $23 billion this year to help states support 250,000 education jobs. It also contains $75 billion over two years to local communities to hire vital staff, funding for 50,000 on-the-job private-sector training positions, $1.18 billion to put 5,500 law enforcement officers on the beat and $500 million to retain, rehire, and hire firefighters, plus many other benefits.

Read the entire article at CNNMoney.com or after the jump.

UPDATED: The American Association of School Administrators have posted their report. According to the press release, "Cutting 275,000 education jobs would deal a devastating blow to public education and will have a negative effect on economic recovery. Dr. Lawrence Mishel of the Economic Policy Institute told AASA, ‘Every 100,000 education jobs lost will be roughly 30,000 jobs lost in other sectors due to the lost spending by schools and those laid off.’"

While the recovery looks stronger than expected, it is still uneven. The LA Times reported on how cities are feeling the economic pinch.

Cities — while facing increased demands for services — have seen their tax revenues continue to decline because of persistent high unemployment, home foreclosures and reduced state aid.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has proposed as many as 750 layoffs — on top of 105 pink slips this year — to help make up for a projected $485-million shortfall. San Jose is looking at reducing its municipal workforce to its lowest level in two decades.

"We're now beginning to see cities cut fire and police services," Loveridge said. "The pain is real."

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Concerned that a wave of municipal layoffs could set back the nation's economic recovery, congressional Democrats are pushing a $100-billion bill that would provide $75 billion in federal aid to help cities and counties preserve jobs.

The bill, which has gained 151 cosponsors in the House, also provides an additional $23 billion to help preserve teachers' jobs. Most of the remainder would go to aid police and fire departments.

"Without help, an ongoing local government fiscal crisis could well undercut the nation's recovery," Riverside Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge, president of the National League of Cities, told a congressional committee recently.

The Wall Street Journal notes that some municipalities are cutting back on police departments. These budget cuts risk putting the public in danger. The Local Jobs for America Act would help back fill some of the areas cities and counties have had to cut.

The Vacaville Reporter notes that Rep. Miller is aiming to save teacher jobs currently on the chopping block due to these cutbacks.

"Teacher layoffs threaten our economic recovery and long-term stability at every level. This is a serious problem in my district and in the districts of my colleagues and it deserves serious attention," he stated in a press release. "Our teachers can't afford to lose their jobs, our children can't afford to lose a year of learning and our nation can't afford to stall the progress we've made to get our economy and our children's education back on track."

Miller has proposed directing $23 billion in federal dollars to local schools to help make up for state and local budget shortfalls.

The "Education Jobs" funding would be directed to California and then passed on to local school districts across the state using already established state funding formulas. This is the same infrastructure as the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Miller noted.

While the stock market and the jobs reports are beginning to gain steam, local governments are still struggling with a lack of funds. The New York Times reported this morning that Districts Warn of Deeper Teacher Cuts:

School districts around the country, forced to resort to drastic money-saving measures, are warning hundreds of thousands of teachers that their jobs may be eliminated in June.

The districts have no choice, they say, because their usual sources of revenue — state money and local property taxes — have been hit hard by the recession.

The Washington Post noted that the recession could result in deep school staff layoffs, larger class sizes:

This month, the American Association of School Administrators reported that two-thirds of members surveyed cut positions this school year and 90 percent expect to do so in the coming year. The survey of 453 administrators also found that 62 percent anticipated raising class size, 34 percent were considering cancellation of summer school and 13 percent were weighing the possibility of a four-day school week.

The National Education Association, a teachers union with 3.2 million members, counts 26,000 teachers in jeopardy of layoffs in California, 20,000 in Illinois, 13,000 in New York, 8,000 in Michigan and 6,000 in New Jersey.

Even when jobs are saved there is a steep price. Los Angeles officials decided to avert about 2,000 layoffs by cutting five days from the academic calendar. But the city's school workforce is hemorrhaging nonetheless.

These sorts of cuts are why more than 300 local, state and national groups from 43 states are urging passage of the Local Jobs for America Act.

CongressDaily reports ($):

More than 300 local, state and national groups from 43 states are urging House Democratic leaders to consider legislation introduced last month by House Education and Labor Chairman George Miller that would provide about $100 billion in aid to state and local governments to help prevent layoffs.

"We support quick passage of the Local Jobs for America Act to immediately put Americans back to work, in addition to meeting pressing needs in our communities," the letter said. "We need bold congressional action in order to put Americans back to work and prevent more layoffs and cuts in crucial services. [The Miller bill] will not only provide employment for hundreds of thousands of jobless workers, it will create and save jobs for workers who are providing services that our communities badly need."

Signatories to the letter include the American Federation of Government Employees; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; the American Federation of Teachers, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. It was dated Friday, but released Monday.

The measure would provide $75 billion over two years that would go directly to eligible communities and nonprofit community organizations. The funds would also be used for salaries for 50,000 on-the-job private-sector training positions, "so local business can put people back to work in the local economies," Miller said upon introducing the bill.

The legislation would also provide $23 billion this year to help states support 250,000 education jobs, another $1.18 billion to put 5,500 law enforcement officers on the beat and an additional $500 million to retain, rehire and hire firefighters.

Learn more about the Local Jobs for America Act and estimates on how many jobs would be created or saved in local communities.

Supporters of the Local Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4812):

9to5 National Association of Working Women
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.      
Adrian Dominican Sisters    
African American Ministers in Action
Alaska Center for Public Policy
Alaska Works Partnerships
Alexandria Economic Opportunity Commission
Alivio Medical Center
Alliance for Children and Families    
Alliance for Disabled in Action
Alliance to Develop Power, Massachusetts   
America's Promise Alliance  
American Association of University Women (AAUW)   
American Community Partnership    
American Federation of Government Employees    
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations    
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees  
American Federation of Teachers   
American Friends Service Committee  
American Rights at Work   
American's Friends Service Committee     
Americans for Democratic Action, Inc
Americans for Financial Reform
AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy)
AMOS Project
ARC Group Homes, Inc.   
Arc of Hilo 
ARISE Chicago 
Arizona Advocacy Network
Arkansas Interfaith Alliance
Arkansas Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
Ashley Swearengin, Mayor, City of Fresno, CA
Asian American Justice Center  
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs   
Augustinians, Province of St. Thomas of Villanova
Bailey House
Big Island Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc.
Board of Mahoning County Commissioners
Brooklyn AIDS Task Force
Calexico Community Action Council, Inc.   
California Church IMPACT
California Partnership
California Resources and Training
Calumet Project
Campaign for America's Future    
Campaign for Community Change
Casa de Esperanza 
Casa de Maryland 
Casa Freehold
Casa Guanajuato Quad Cities
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio
Catholic Charities of New York
Catholic Charities USA
Center for American Progress Action Fund  
Center for Community Change
Center for Law and Social Policy   
Center for Working Life 
Center Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice
Change to Win
Chicago Jobs Council  
Chicago Political Economy Group  
Chicago Workers' Collaborative      
Chicago's Coalition for the Homeless
Chicano Federation of San Diego County
Children's Alliance     
Children's Network of Solano County
Choanoke Area Development Association of NC, Inc.
Church Women United
Cincinnati Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center
CitiWide Harm Reduction   
Citizen Action/Illinois 
Citizen Action of New York 
Citizen Action of Wisconsin
City of Concord, CA
City of Easton, PA
City of Sacramento
City of Walnut Creek, CA
Claire Heureuse Community Center, Inc.
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice 
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles 
Coalition for Welfare Rights of NYC  
Coalition of Labor Union Women     
Coalition on Human Needs
Collaborative Center for Justice 
Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, a project of the Colorado Center on Law and Policy
Colorado Progressive Action
Colorado Progressive Coalition 
Comite de Padres Unidos (San Francisco, CA) 
Committee of Interns and Residents  
Common Cause NY    
Communications Workers of America District 1     
Community Action Partnership
Community Concepts, Inc.
Community HousingWorks       
Community Organizations in Action
Community Voices Heard  
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Progressive Caucus 
Connecticut Association for Human Services      
Connecticut Citizen Action Group 
Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the YWCA (El Paso Del Norte, TX)
Contact Center    
Corps Network
Council of New Jersey State College Locals, AFT/AFL-CIO
Creative Learning Center
CWA Local 1081     
DC Employment Justice Center  
Delaware Opportunities, Inc.        
Demos 
Dignity Housing  
Direct Action Welfare Group, Inc     
Direct Care Alliance
Dominican Sisters 
Dress for Success Hudson County         
Drum Major Institute for Public Policy 
Eastmont Community Center   
Economic Opportunity Institute     
Economic Policy Institute 
El Centro, Inc.
El Comite de Longmont
Empire State Coalition of Youth and Family Services    
Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law and Policy     
Enterprise Community Partners  
Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc.  
First Focus Campaign for Children 
Florida Consumer Action Network    
Food Research and Action Center     
Franciscan Action Network
Frente Común Latinos del Norte de Portland
Gadea Ministries, Inc.
Georgia Chapter African American Lutheran Association      
Georgia Rural Urban Summit 
Good Work
Got Green 
Granite State Organizing Project      
Grass Roots Organizing 
Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition   
Green for All     
Gulf Area Training Enterprises, LLC     
Half in Ten
Harvest America Corporation
Head Start of Prince William County Schools
Health Professionals and Allied Employees, AFT/AFL-CIO
Healthy South Chicago
Hispanic Coalition
HoLa
HOPES CAP, Inc. 
Housing and Education Alliance  
Houston Area Urban League
Houston READ Commission
Howard Area Employment Resource Center
Human Services Coalition of Oregon  
Hunger Action Network of NYS   
Idaho Community Action Network      
Idaho State AFL-CIO
Illinois Latino Resource Institute
Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition 
Imperial Valley College       
Insight Center for Community Economic Development
Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA)
Instituto del Progreso Latino
Intercommunity Housing Association
Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin        
Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice of San Diego County 
Interfaith Council on Economics and Justice   
Interfaith Worker Justice
Interfaith Worker Justice of East Tennessee     
Interfaith Worker Justice Committee of Colorado      
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Iowa Citizen Action Network      
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement      
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Islamic Society of North America
Japanese American Citizens League 
Jesuit Social Research Institute, Loyola University New Orleans    
JEVS Human Services        
Jewish Council for Public Affairs     
Jewish Labor Committee
Jobs for America Now Coalition 
Jobs for Youth Chicago      
Jobs with Justice 
Kentucky Equal Justice Center
Keystone Progress
La Casa de Esperanza, Inc.
La Fe Policy Research and Education Center 
La Fuerza Unida, Inc.
La Plaza
La Union/UCL, Inc.
Larry Gilbert, Mayor, Lewiston, ME
Latin American Coalition
Latino Community Foundation (San Francisco, CA) 
Latino Community Network
Latinos and Supporters Advocating for Justice and Advancement          
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
League of California Cities, Los Angeles County Division
Legion of Mary
LifeWorks NW
Local Economic and Employment Development Council
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  
Lower East Side Family Union      
Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center
MAAC Project
Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative       
Main Street Alliance
Maine Center for Economic Policy      
Maine Children's Alliance      
Maine People's Alliance      
Maine Women's Lobby
Marie Lopez Rogers, Mayor, Avondale, AZ 
Massachusetts Communities Action Network
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick  
Miami Coalition for the Homeless 
Michigan Citizen Action      
Michigan League for Human Services 
Middle Passage II  
Milton Child Care Center 
Minnesota Citizens for Tax Justice
Minot Area Homeless Coalition  
Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition         
MomsRising     
Mon Valley Unemployed Committee
Ms. Foundation for Women     
National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd     
National Association for State Community Services Programs     
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People   
National Association of Counties
National Association of County & City Health Officials
National Association of State Directors of Special Education     
National Community Reinvestment Coalition     
National Council of Jewish Women     
National Council of La Raza     
National Council of Negro Women     
National Council of Women's Organizations    
National Council on Aging
National Education Association     
National Employment Law Project     
National Employment Lawyers Association     
National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce     
National Immigrant Solidarity Network     
National Jobs for All Coalition 
National League of Cities   
National Low Income Housing Coalition     
National Network of Sector Partners     
National Organization for Women     
National Partnership for Women and Families     
National Priorities Project     
National Skills Coalition     
National Urban League     
National WIC Association     
National Women's Law Center
NDPeople.org
Nebraska Appleseed
NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby 
New Economics for Women
New Hampshire Citizens Alliance for Action
NH AFL-CIO      
NH American Friends Service Committee      
NH Working Families Win       
New Jersey Association on Correction      
New Jersey Citizen Action
New Jersey Peace Action    
New Jersey Tenants Organization      
New Jersey's Working Families  
New Labor    
New Mexico Voices for Children
NY State Stimulus Alliance      
NYC AIDS Housing Network 
NC Justice Center
Nicetown CDC
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition
North Dallas Chapter of the National Organization for Women   
Northeast Ohio Alliance for Hope   
Northwest Federation of Community Organizations
Nutrition and Health Associates 
Ocean State Action       
Ohio Empowerment Coalition  
Open Door Ministry
Oregon Action
Organization of the NorthEast
Ounce of Prevention Fund            
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Parent Voices of Sonoma County
Parenting Life Skills Center       
PathStone
Pathways PA
Pax Christi (New York)
Pax Christi Northeast Florida
PennAction
People For the American Way
Perceptions for People with Disabilities Positive Health Project, Inc.
Peruvians in Action!
Policy Matters Ohio
PolicyLink
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, Inc. 
Programa de Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario (PAEC)     
Progressive Future
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada   
Progressive Maryland       
Progressive States Network
ProgressOhio
Project Community, Inc. 
Promesa Systems, Inc.
Proyecto Cultural
Public Justice Center
Racine Dominican Justice Outreach Office      
Restaurant Opportunities Center of Chicago
Restaurant Opportunities Center of Detroit    
Restaurant Opportunities Center Los Angeles
Restaurant Opportunities Center of Maine     
Restaurant Opportunities Center of Miami
Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York          
Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington, DC          
RESULTS
Rio Hondo College     
SAG Talent Unions
St. Ambrose of Woodbury Social Justice Committee
St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church
St. Joseph Parish      
Saint Joseph Valley Project of Northern Indiana
St. Monica Catholic Church of Indianapolis
St. Pius Youth               
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
School Sisters of St. Francis
SER Jobs for Progress, Inc.
Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley
Senior Community Outreach Services   
Service Employees International Union     
Simon Publications     
Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Justice Team
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province
Sisters of the Presentation
SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center      
South Carolina Fair Share         
South Florida AFL-CIO      
South Florida Interfaith Worker Justice   
South Jersey Gray Panthers  
Southern Echo, Inc.
Southwest Housing
Southwest Organizing Project in Albuquerque 
Spanish Speaking Citizens' Foundation
Stopping Woman Abuse Now      
Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice
Syracuse United Neighbors
Tejano Center for Community Concerns
Tennessee Alliance for Progress      
Tennessee Citizen Action
The Center for Hispanic Policy and Advocacy (CHisPA)         
The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law and Policy
The Interfaith Council on Economics and Justice     
The Opportunity Agenda     
The United States Conference of Mayors
Tobacco Valley Food Pantry
Toledo Area Jobs with Justice Coalition and Interfaith Worker Justice      
Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow     
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce 
United Action Connecticut   
United Action for Idaho        
United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries     
United Food and Commercial Workers     
United for a Fair Economy     
United Neighborhood Centers of America  
United Passaic Organization      
United Progress, Inc.
United States Conference of Mayors  
United States Student Association     
United Steelworkers
United Way of Beaver County  
Urban League of Hudson County     
Ursulines of Tildonk for Justice and Peace  
USAction
V Dove-Coleman Foundation
Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corp.
Victoria Foundation 
Virginia Organizing Project
Voces de la Frontera     
Voices of Community Advocates and Leaders 
Washington Community Action Network 
West Virginia Citizen Action Group   
Western North Carolina Worker's Center        
Wider Opportunities for Women  
Women at Work   
Women Employed     
Women of Reform Judaism
Women's Law Project      
Women's Research and Education Institute     
Woodstock Institute
Workers Interfaith Network
Workers' Rights Center in Madison, Wisconsin           
Working America
Working Families Win
Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless City  
YouthBuild USA
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago 
YWCA NorthEastern NY