Residents view posters on unemployment insurance reform petition
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Rear view of three Chinatown residents on the corner of Beach Street and Harrison Avenue looking at two posters about a unemployment insurance reform petition. In this image, the informational posters were written by the Chinese Progressive Association Workers' Center in Chinese and English and read: "Workers Demand Changes in the Mass. Unemployment Insurance system: 1) Translated forms and interpreters should be provided by the Department of Employment and Training (formerly DES); 2) Unemployment office staff should be sensitized to the needs of limited-English speaking workers; 3) Eligibility requirements should not disqualify low income or seasonal workers; 4) Minimum and maximum benefit amounts should be raised, and a progressive benefit formula created for low-income workers to receive a livable benefit when unemployed; 5) Unemployed workers should receive the ..." [Remaining text not visible.]
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