Published: February 04, 2011

Union of Unemployed's New Facebook Ad Campaign: 'Hang in There' is Not Enough

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WASHINGTON - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Ur Union of Unemployed (UCubed) cited today's national unemployment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as further proof that the nation can no longer afford to "hang in there" - the course of action suggested by Vice President Joseph Biden in a Yahoo! interview last week.

"Today's BLS unemployment figures grate on those still out of work," said UCubed Acting Executive Director Rick Sloan, "especially those who have exhausted 99 weeks of unemployment benefits and the 62 percent who never qualified for benefits.

"America's jobless are sick of numbers," said Sloan. "When you're unemployed, the only number that counts is one: You. You need a job. You need to get back to work."

In response to today's unemployment figures, UCubed has launched an aggressive ad campaign on Facebook. Users are being asked to click "Like" if they agree it's time Congress stops talking numbers and starts talking about real people whose lives and careers have been destroyed.

"Washington's unwillingness to address this country's jobs crisis head-on is unconscionable," said Sloan. "Instead of creating jobs, they taunt the jobless with recycled rhetoric and empty words of encouragement."

See UCubed's ad campaign on Facebook.

Ur Union of Unemployed, or UCubed, is a community service project of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) designed to assist the millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans, and to provide them with a structure that allows them to take advantage of their growing numbers. For more information, visit Ur Union of Unemployed.