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Dec 22, 2020 9 tweets 3 min read
THREAD. After months of demands by people across the country to #ExtendUI and more - a short-term relief bill was passed by Congress. It’s far from enough, and in the new year we will demand they provide more support to ensure a #JustRecovery. Here’s what’s in the new bill...1/9 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) extended:
- Expansions of unemployment eligibility to those excluded from state UI programs under PUA are extended for 11 weeks to mid-March
- An additional 11 weeks of PUA for up to 50 weeks total… 2/9