For people among the ranks of the unemployed, underemployed and those who love them, we need new strategies to face the changes.
One approach has been to form unemployment groups and common security clubs for the purpose of overcoming isolation, providing mutual aid, and taking action together to work for policies that increase economic security and create the jobs of the future.
Breaking out of the isolation that often accompanies unemployment is the first step. “The jobless in the United States lose far more than their paychecks; they also lose precious social support,” wrote sociologist Arlie Hochschild in the Los Angeles Times in article about common security clubs that serve as a lifeline for the unemployed. “Research has found that the health of those who lose jobs is likely to decline and the risk of dying rises. Many not only lose daily contact with factory and office friends, they also retreat from other social interaction.”
I think we should be taking to the streets, but meeting together is probably a first step.
Huh. I’ve not had stable/continuous employment for years and I don’t have any of those problems. Why, just ask my friends—??
ohhhhhhhhhh….
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All right, where do I sign up?
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