Tell Congress: Renew Unemployment Insurance Benefits NOW

Protect 70,000 North Carolinians with your petition signature.

For many North Carolinians, the new year could bring great hardship if unemployment benefits that are funded by the federal government are not extended.  

Nearly 70,000 North Carolinians will be affected in January alone.  

These emergency extended benefits provide a lifeline for workers without jobs so that they can meet the most basic family needs and keep up their job search.  

These supports are critical with the significant gap between the number of jobs available and the number of workers looking for employment in North Carolina.

Congress must act before Dec. 31 to ensure this modest support is available to North Carolinians who are jobless.  

Please sign the petition here. It will be delivered to your member of Congress on Wednesday:

http://www.nelp.org/page/s/petition-to-congress-renew-unemployment-insurance-now-

You can also send your member of Congress a personal message. Please do!