State Building & Construction Trades Council of California, AFL-CIO
BUILDING TRADES BULLETIN	Contact: Sandy Harrison, Communications Director (916) 443-3302, Fax (916) 443-8204 sharrison@sbctc.org www.sbctc.orq
July 6, 2010 Federal and State Governments and Worker Advocates Post On-line Information To Help Unemployed, Uninsured Workers Through the combined efforts of government agencies and worker advocates, new information to help unemployed and/or uninsured workers find and receive assistance has been posted online. The federal government has created an excellent interactive website outlining the provisions of the Obama Administration's new health care reform law. The site tailors information for a worker's specific circumstances and location. It can be found at www.healthcare.gov. Additionally, the Safety Net for the Unemployed Workgroup, a coalition of human service, labor, state department staff, and legislative staff, has produced a very useful document with a long list of resources for laid off workers whose benefits have exhausted. The document also describes the 2-1-1 assistance line that can direct people to various appropriate resources. This document can be found at ww.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/Assistance_for_Unemployed_Californians.pdf.