Unemployed Workers Rally for Extension of Benefits

A local 99'er holds up a picket sign before the rally begins.

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Unemployed Workers Rally for Extension of Benefits

The 99’ers an expanding group of unemployed Americans that have exhausted their 99 weeks of unemployment benefits, were joined by supporters on the steps of Federal Hall today to demand immediate action for those who have reached and/or are reaching their 99th week of unemployment.

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