Labor & Employment Law

Senate Postpones Vote on Jobs-Saving Aid to States

By Mike Hall

The U.S. Senate yesterday postponed a vote on crucial aid to state and local governments that would save or create nearly 1 million jobs for teachers, public employees, police officers, firefighters and others.

The vote is now expected Wednesday evening and Republicans likely will filibuster the bill, even though without such funding, the states that are facing huge budget shortfalls will be forced to begin massive layoffs that could cost nearly a million workers their jobs.

The bill would provide $16 billion for a Medicaid funding assistance program known as FMAP and $10 billion for teachers? jobs.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on August 03, 2010 (boomark / email).